{"id":4271,"date":"2026-11-12T13:04:08","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T08:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=4271"},"modified":"2026-11-12T13:04:08","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T08:04:08","slug":"indonesias-vice-president-resigns-amid-political-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=4271","title":{"rendered":"Indonesia’s vice president resigns amid political tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Indonesia\u2019s vice president handed his resignation to parliament\u2019s upper house on Thursday, ending days \u200bof speculation about his political future, while his father, former President Joko Widodo, voiced support for current leader Prabowo Subianto.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The \u200cexpression of support after the departure of Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Indonesia\u2019s highest-profile resignation since that of President Suharto in 1998, could soothe signs of strain in the political alliance of Prabowo and predecessor Widodo.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will continue to support President Prabowo\u2019s administration, especially programmes that serve the interests of the broader public,\u201d the highly popular Widodo, \u200bknown as Jokowi, told reporters outside his home in Solo in central Java.<\/p>\n

The rift between Prabowo and Jokowi, who twice defeated the \u200bpowerful former general for the presidency before throwing him support in the face of term limits, had looked \u2060set to further destabilise the government, analysts said.<\/p>\n

Prabowo\u2019s government is battling scandals over signature political programmes and doubts about its prowess to manage Southeast \u200bAsia\u2019s biggest economy, where the political turmoil has sapped investor sentiment.<\/p>\n

Scrutiny is growing over the government\u2019s fiscal plans and broader policy direction, while downgrade risks<\/a> \u200bstill linger for the stock market, with the rupiah weakening about 0.6% to plumb a fresh record low of 18,255 against the dollar.<\/p>\n

Minutes before Jokowi\u2019s remarks, Gibran arrived at parliament in Jakarta, the capital, where he met leaders for 20 minutes, handing in his resignation and asking parliament to process it, said Ahmad Muzani, the speaker \u200bof the upper house.<\/p>\n

Gibran made his decision \u201cthrough my own volition \u2026 for the interests of the government and nation,\u201d Muzani told reporters while reading out \u200bthe resignation letter.<\/p>\n

Senior law minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra said Gibran quit for personal reasons and cited \u201cgrowing public sentiment\u201d, in the letter of just five paragraphs.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Calls for impeachment before resignation<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Gibran had also submitted a resignation letter to Prabowo, said Muzani, adding that he did not explain why he resigned.<\/p>\n

The 39-year-old was elected alongside Prabowo in a 2024 election, during which Jokowi was accused of meddling in the process by influencing a court decision that changed the election rules, enabling Gibran to stand.<\/p>\n

His resignation followed a push by lawmakers for Gibran\u2019s impeachment<\/a> on grounds of inadequate educational credentials.<\/p>\n

It also followed rulings by the Constitutional Court \u200band the Supreme Court that his \u200boverseas high school qualifications fell \u2060short of legal requirements for vice presidential candidates, and had been wrongly accepted by election authorities.<\/p>\n

<\/a>President expected to submit two replacement candidates<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Parliamentary leaders will now gather to discuss the next steps, Muzani said.<\/p>\n

The upper house will have \u200bto hold a session to declare a vacancy after Gibran\u2019s resignation, while sending the president a letter \u200bseeking the names of \u2060two replacement candidates, senior law minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

An upper house election will follow within 60 days.<\/p>\n

Analysts said another sign of the gulf between Prabowo and Jokowi was last week\u2019s revelation of an inquiry into illegal wiretapping by senior police officials, including former police chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo, \u2060widely seen \u200bas a Jokowi loyalist.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, police said they had enough initial evidence to pursue treason<\/a> \u200bcharges against four suspects for wiretapping Prabowo, other politicians, activists and journalists.<\/p>\n

At a hearing, lawmakers urged police chief Suyudi Ario Seto to uncover who ultimately ordered Listyo to conduct the \u200balleged wiretapping, and the political interests that could be behind it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Indonesia\u2019s vice president handed his resignation to parliament\u2019s upper house on Thursday, ending days \u200bof speculation about his political future, while his father, former President Joko Widodo, voiced support for current leader Prabowo Subianto. The \u200cexpression of support after the departure of Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Indonesia\u2019s highest-profile resignation since that of President Suharto in 1998, could soothe signs of strain in the political alliance of Prabowo and predecessor Widodo. \u201cWe will continue to support President Prabowo\u2019s administration, especially programmes that serve the interests of the broader public,\u201d the highly popular…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english"],"gutentor_comment":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4271\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}