Antara News·Indonesia·Friday, November 13, 2026 at 08:31 AM UTC

Democratic Party refrain from proposing VP candidate: AHY

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Fath Putra M, Resinta Sulistiyandari

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Chairman of the Democratic Party Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY) stated that his party had not proposed a candidate to fill the vacant vice presidential position following Gibran Rakabuming Raka's announcement of his resignation.

In a press conference on Friday, he said the party had completely handed over the process of replacing the vice president to President Prabowo Subianto, as mandated by the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia.

"The Democratic Party did not submit a name to fill the vice presidential position. Article 8 paragraph (2) of the 1945 Constitution stipulates that the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) elects the vice president from two candidates proposed by the president. Therefore, we leave the nomination process to the president and respect the MPR's authority," he remarked.

According to AHY, this stance is in line with the Democratic Party's internal regulations and has been consulted with the Chairman of the Democratic Party's High Council, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who is also the sixth president of the Republic of Indonesia.

Furthermore, he called on all members of society to remain calm and allow the constitutional process to proceed, stressing that the government must continue its work and development agenda throughout the process.

"Regardless of the political developments, they must not disrupt people's lives. Our message is clear: constitutional provisions must take precedence over speculation," AHY pointed out.

On Thursday (November 12), Gibran personally handed over his resignation letter as Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia to the leadership of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR).

The handover took place during a meeting with MPR Speaker Ahmad Muzani and the deputy speakers, which lasted approximately 20 minutes.

Muzani said his institution has up to 60 days from Gibran's resignation to complete the process of appointing a new vice president.

Meanwhile, President Prabowo Subianto has 14 days from the issuance of the MPR's request letter to propose two names for vice presidential candidates to replace Gibran.

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