(Adnkronos) – Indonesian Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has resigned, as an aide told the BBC, in a move that could further strain the political alliance that helped bring President Prabowo Subianto to power. The decision comes after Indonesia’s Supreme Court declared a high school document used by Gibran during the 2024 election campaign invalid.
The ruling prompted more than 100 parliamentarians to support a parliamentary initiative that could have paved the way for impeachment proceedings against Gibran. The aide, Budi Arie, stated that Gibran’s resignation letter was delivered directly to Prabowo on Wednesday. It is not yet clear whether it has been accepted.
Gibran has long been at the center of controversy regarding whether his high school qualifications met the legal requirements to run in elections. Having studied in Singapore and Australia, he had used an Indonesian equivalence certificate to demonstrate his educational background. Indonesian law requires vice presidents to have completed high school or an equivalent qualification, but the Supreme Court found no evidence that Gibran had graduated. «No evidence was found to demonstrate that Gibran possessed a foreign diploma or certificate that could serve as a basis for equivalence with a high school qualification or an equivalent qualification,» it stated.
