Indonesia Vice-President Gibran resigns: Reports

JAKARTA: Indonesia Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has resigned, two political sources at the parliamentary upper house and Gibran's political aide Budi Arie Setiadi told Reuters on Wednesday (Nov 11).

Local media outlet Detik also reported that Gibran had handed in his resignation letter to President Prabowo Subianto. 

“Definitely true,” said Budi, a former minister, as quoted by Detik.

Previously, Gibran had met Prabowo for two-and-a-half hours on Tuesday morning, during which he expressed an intention to resign amid mounting pressure over his educational qualifications, according to presidential spokesperson Prasetyo Hadi. 

This comes amid growing questions over the political relationship between Prabowo and Gibran’s father, former President Joko Widodo, whose support was instrumental in securing the Prabowo-Gibran ticket's victory in the 2024 election.

On Oct 30, Indonesia's Supreme Court annulled Gibran's overseas high school education equivalency certificate less than a month after the Constitutional Court found insufficient documentary evidence establishing that Gibran’s foreign schooling met the relevant qualification requirements.

Parliament also convened on Tuesday after a month-long recess, with 50 lawmakers from six parliamentary factions backing a proposal to exercise the House of Representatives' right to express an opinion, a mechanism that could potentially lead to impeachment proceedings against Gibran. 

Earlier on Wednesday, 120 parliamentarians from eight factions signed the proposal, paving the way for Gibran's impeachment.

This is a developing story.