MPR to ask Prabowo to nominate two vice presidential candidates

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Ahmad Muzani said the assembly would send a letter to President Prabowo Subianto on Friday requesting the nomination of two vice presidential candidates.

"The joint meeting decided that the MPR leadership would send a letter to the President of the Republic of Indonesia today, requesting that he immediately submit the names of two vice presidential candidates for verification by the verification team," Muzani said at a press conference following the joint MPR meeting at the parliamentary complex in Jakarta on Friday.

Once the letter is submitted, the President will have 14 days to nominate two candidates to the MPR.

The candidates' names will then be reviewed by the MPR verification team, which was also established during the joint meeting.

According to Muzani, the verification team will comprise 36 members and be chaired by one of the MPR leaders.

"The team's responsibility is to verify whether the vice presidential candidates meet all the required qualifications," he explained.

The joint meeting also agreed to establish an ad hoc team tasked with drafting the MPR decree on the appointment of the vice president elected by the assembly in a plenary session.

"The ad hoc team will consist of 36 members and be chaired by three MPR deputy speakers, with representatives from the MPR's political party factions and the Regional Representatives Council (DPD)," he added.

Meanwhile, the MPR plenary session to elect the new vice president is scheduled for December 2, 2026.

On Thursday (November 12), Gibran Rakabuming Raka submitted his resignation letter as vice president to the MPR leadership during a meeting that lasted approximately 20 minutes. The MPR has up to 60 days to complete the process of electing and appointing a new vice president.

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Translator: Fath Putra M, Resinta Sulistiyandari
Editor: M Razi Rahman
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