Indonesian Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has submitted his resignation from office. The news was announced by one of his aides, who confirmed the decision to international media, including the BBC. According to him, the resignation follows a ruling by Indonesia’s Supreme Court.
The court declared invalid the high school diploma that Gibran had used during the 2024 election campaign. It is still unclear whether President Prabowo Subianto has officially accepted his resignation. The issue has caused strong reactions in the country’s political arena.
More than 100 lawmakers have backed a parliamentary initiative that could pave the way for starting impeachment proceedings against the vice president. This development comes at a complicated moment for relations among key figures in Indonesian politics. Gibran Rakabuming Raka is the eldest son of former Indonesian President Joko Widodo, known as Jokowi.
The latter supported Prabowo, his former political rival, during the 2024 presidential election. Prabowo won the election and took over leadership of the country. Since then, relations between the two political figures have cooled, raising questions about the alliance that helped bring him to power.