Indonesia's Vice-President Gibran tells Prabowo he intends to resign — no formal resignation announced
Indonesia's Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka told President Prabowo Subianto on Tuesday that he intends to resign, State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi told a palace press conference after the two met for about two and a half hours. Prasetyo said it is not true that Prabowo rejected the intention; the president offered advice, and Gibran asked for time to prove the validity of his education documents through the State Administrative Court. No written resignation has been announced and no formal process has begun — Gibran remains vice-president.
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Key points
- The palace confirms Gibran told Prabowo in a 2.5-hour meeting that he intends to resign — an intention, with no written resignation or formal process announced.
- Reports that Prabowo rejected the intention are untrue, the palace said; the president offered advice.
- Gibran asked for time to prove his education documents' validity in the State Administrative Court.
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- The pressure follows two court rulings on his qualifications, and DPR factions say they want an inquiry.
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What happened
Gibran, the eldest son of former president Joko Widodo, became Indonesia's youngest vice-president in October 2024 at 37, on the winning ticket with Prabowo. His candidacy was contested from the start: a Constitutional Court ruling on the minimum-age rule allowed him to run, and his overseas schooling documents have been challenged in court ever since.
The latest rulings cut in different directions — the Constitutional Court found no convincing evidence his overseas education met the required standard, and the Supreme Court declared his equivalency certificate invalid — while Gibran maintains the documents are valid and now seeks to prove it in the administrative court.
What we know / what we don't know yet
What we know
- That Gibran conveyed an intention to resign to Prabowo on Tuesday, confirmed by the palace.
- That Prabowo did not reject the intention, on the palace's own correction.
- That no written resignation or formal process has been announced, and Gibran remains vice-president.
What we don't know yet
- Whether Gibran will submit a formal resignation, and when — or whether he stays after the administrative court case.
- What the State Administrative Court decides on his documents, and on what timetable.
- Whether the DPR opens its inquiry, and what Prabowo decides if a formal resignation is submitted.
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Why this label: Prasetyo's palace press conference is the primary source: Antara's report of it, read in full, and other Indonesian reports of the same statement agree on the meeting, its length and the stated reason. The fact that the intention was conveyed is verified by the palace's own statement; whether it becomes a resignation is a separate, open question.
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Why this label: The correction of the 'rejected' reports is the palace's own words, quoted identically by Antara and the other reports read. No written resignation, effective date or formal vacancy was announced at the press conference.
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Why this label: The two rulings and their different outcomes are set out in Antara's report, read in full. They are the courts' findings as reported; Gibran's stated position is that he will prove the documents' validity in the administrative court.
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Why this label: Puan Maharani's statement after Tuesday's plenary meeting is quoted in Antara's report. An inquiry intention is not an inquiry opened, and no impeachment or removal process has been announced.
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Why it matters
Indonesia is the world's fourth most populous country, and a vice-presidential resignation would trigger a constitutional process to fill the office while Prabowo's government is two years into its term. For now nothing formal has happened: what the palace announced is an intention, stated under court pressure, by a vice-president who is simultaneously asking a court to clear his documents — both tracks now run at once.
Background
Gibran Rakabuming Raka is sworn in as Indonesia's 14th vice-president, aged 37, alongside President Prabowo Subianto.
The Constitutional Court dismisses a challenge to his qualifications for lack of standing but finds no convincing evidence his overseas education met the required standard; the Supreme Court then declares his equivalency certificate invalid.
After a 2.5-hour meeting, the palace says Gibran told Prabowo he intends to resign, and that Prabowo did not reject the intention.
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Published in Checking state — the palace has confirmed the intention to resign was conveyed, and whether a formal resignation follows is still open.