Indonesia’s vice president quits as court rulings fuel eligibility crisis
What’s next: Parliament has 60 days to pick a replacement from two candidates nominated by President Prabowo Subianto.
Indonesia’s Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka resigned Thursday after court rulings intensified doubts about whether he met the education requirement for office. Gibran, 39, delivered his resignation in Jakarta, and President Prabowo Subianto accepted it later the same day. The move heads off an impeachment push backed by more than 100 lawmakers after the Supreme Court found no evidence that documents tied to Gibran’s foreign schooling could be treated as equivalent to an Indonesian senior high school qualification. The resignation also deepens signs of strain in the alliance between Prabowo and former President Joko Widodo, Gibran’s father, that helped win the 2024 election.