Gibran meets Prabowo amid reports of vice president's resignation

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Gibran Rakabuming Raka met President Prabowo Subianto at the presidential palace on Wednesday, ahead of a planned visit to parliament, amid reports that he intends to resign as vice president, a senior lawmaker said.

"It has been confirmed that the vice president is currently meeting with the president at the palace," House of Representatives (DPR) Deputy Speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad said on Thursday.

Dasco said Gibran was scheduled to visit parliament after the meeting to see leaders of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), but he had no information about the visit's purpose.

'I do not know the mechanism. You can ask MPR leaders or the vice president once he is here," Dasco told reporters.

Earlier on Thursday, DPR Commission III Chairman Habiburokhman said Gibran was expected to submit a resignation proposal to the MPR around midday.

He made the statement during a parliamentary hearing with National Police Chief General Suyudi Ario Seto on an alleged illegal wiretapping case targeting the president.

The remarks followed claims by Budi Arie Setiadi, chairman of a support group affiliated with former president Joko Widodo, that Gibran had decided to step down.

Gibran had informed Prabowo of his intention to resign during a meeting at the presidential palace on Nov. 10, according to the reports.

The reported move comes amid mounting calls for Gibran's resignation, replacement or impeachment following public controversy and legal disputes over his academic credentials.

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