In response to the matter, Anies admitted to have looked for Prabowo to shake hands but did not find him. Meanwhile, Anies was seen shaking hands with the vice presidential candidate number 2, Gibran Rakabuming Raka.

"On the other hand, Prabowo also responded to the issue of him not shaking hands with Anies Baswedan at the end of the third night of the 2024 Presidential Debate. According to Prabowo, the reason he did not shake hands was because Anies did not approach him."

"Previously, the debate of exchanging ideas between the three presidential candidates had heated up. The themes raised in this debate are related to defense, security, geopolitics, international relations, and foreign politics."

In the debate, the three presidential candidates were given time to present their respective visions and missions. Then, they answered questions from the panelists and continued to ask and respond to each other.