Indonesia vice president expresses intention to resign, presidential official says
The president advised him to pursue legal avenues as lawmakers weigh impeachment moves over academic documents.
- On Tuesday, Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka expressed his intention to resign during a meeting with President Prabowo Subianto. Presidential spokesperson Prasetyo Hadi confirmed the discussion, stating Gibran cited the "evolving situation."
- The move follows rulings last month by the Constitutional Court and Supreme Court that Gibran's education documents failed to meet election requirements. Lawmakers are now weighing an inquiry into his eligibility.
- Lawmakers, controlled by Prabowo's "big tent" coalition, are looking into launching an inquiry, which some analysts believe could be the first step towards Gibran's impeachment. The investigation intensifies political pressure on the Vice-President.
- Prasetyo denied reports that Prabowo rejected the resignation request, though he stopped short of confirming acceptance. The Vice-President's office did not immediately provide further comment.
- Tensions are widening between Prabowo and President Joko Widodo, known as Jokowi, Gibran's influential father. Jokowi twice defeated Prabowo in 2014 and 2019 elections before backing him as his successor.
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Indonesia’s upper house to pick new VP on December 2
Indonesia’s upper house of parliament will pick the country’s new vice-president on December 2, its speaker said on Friday, after the dramatic resignation of Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the president’s deputy and the son of his predecessor. Gibran’s resignation this week, which analysts say could widen the gulf between President Prabowo Subianto and former president Joko Widodo, followed a month of increasing political pressure from lawmakers after…
Prabowo stated that the reason for Gibran's resignation from the Vice Presidential position was that his educational requirements did not comply with Indonesian regulations.
State Secretary Minister Prasetyo Hadi said earlier that Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka informed President Prabowo Subianto of his intention to resign
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