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Indonesia’s Vice President Gibran Resigns, Reports Say
By Maya Wilson
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Indonesian Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has resigned, according to reports by local news outlets on Wednesday, in a major development following mounting pressure over his eligibility for office and calls in parliament for his impeachment.
Detik reported that Gibran had submitted a resignation letter to President Prabowo Subianto, according to Channel NewsAsia (CNA), which reported the resignation on Wednesday. Budi Arie Setiadi, chairman of Projo, a volunteer organisation supporting former President Joko Widodo, Gibran’s father, separately confirmed Gibran’s resignation as vice president, Indonesia’s national news agency Antara reported.
The reports did not include a statement from Gibran himself or confirmation from President Prabowo’s office that the resignation had been accepted. They also provided no information about a successor or the process for filling the vice-presidential position.
The reported resignation follows a rapidly escalating political dispute over Gibran’s qualifications. Earlier Wednesday, more than 100 lawmakers signed a petition opening the way for impeachment proceedings, after Indonesia’s Constitutional Court and Supreme Court ruled that his education documents did not meet election requirements. The Supreme Court annulled his education equivalence certificate.
All political party factions in the House of Representatives had also submitted a formal proposal seeking his impeachment, according to the desk’s earlier reporting.
The developments followed a statement reported by Reuters on Tuesday that Gibran had expressed an intention to resign during a meeting with Prabowo. At that point, the reported intention had not amounted to a resignation. Wednesday’s reports from Detik and Antara indicate a further step, with Detik reporting submission of a letter and Budi Arie confirming that Gibran had resigned.
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said Wednesday that the political tension surrounding Gibran would not affect the economy, Antara reported.
The immediate institutional consequences remain unclear. The reporting available to the desk contains no statement from Prabowo’s office accepting the resignation, no direct statement from Gibran, and no details about who might succeed him or what constitutional and parliamentary steps will follow.
For now, the resignation is being reported by Detik and confirmed by Budi Arie through Antara, while the government has not publicly set out the next steps in the material available to the desk.
— Maya Wilson, World Desk
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