Prabowo Accepts Gibran's Resignation; Indonesia's Vice Presidency Falls Vacant With a Successor Due Within 60 Days
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto accepted Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka's resignation at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on November 12, saying he did so with a heavy heart but respected and supported the decision. Gibran arrived at the palace at 10:15 a.m. and handed the letter to Prabowo in person, then went to the parliamentary complex in Senayan to submit the same letter to the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), whose speaker, Ahmad Muzani, said the vice presidency was vacant from that day.
In a speech at the palace, Prabowo said Gibran had taken on many responsibilities, filled in for him while he focused on global affairs and international politics, and had visited 35 provinces and inspected 303 government project sites. "I felt assisted. He did his job well," Prabowo said, praising what he called Gibran's chivalrous attitude in deciding on his own volition. Gibran bowed, kissed Prabowo's hand and embraced him after the speech, then left the palace without speaking to reporters.
Gibran met MPR leaders for about 20 minutes. Muzani read the resignation letter to reporters: Gibran resigned as vice president for the 2024-2029 term. Senior law minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra said the five-paragraph letter cited personal reasons and "growing public sentiment." Gibran's father, former president Joko Widodo, voiced support for Prabowo in Solo the same day. Reuters described the departure as Indonesia's highest-profile resignation since President Suharto stepped down in 1998.
The succession process is now set: MPR leaders will meet on November 13 to schedule a plenary session declaring the vacancy. Under Article 8 of the 1945 Constitution, the president nominates two candidates and the MPR must elect a new vice president within 60 days of the vacancy being declared.
The resignation follows the dispute over Gibran's education credentials: Indonesian courts recently ruled that the equivalency document he used in the 2024 election did not meet legal requirements, and 120 lawmakers from eight House factions had signed a proposal to invoke the House's right to state an opinion, the first formal step toward impeachment. GSM reported on November 11 that Gibran's political aide had confirmed the letter was handed to Prabowo while Minister Yusril still denied any vacancy; the November 12 acceptance and the submission to the MPR move the resignation into the constitutional process.
（Source: Reuters）
Source: Reuters
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：印度尼西亚总统普拉博沃2024年官方肖像（已预裁为16:9横幅，人物头部完整）。照片：公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Official 2024 portrait of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (pre-cropped to 16:9 with head intact). Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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