Palace confirms Gibran's intention to resign from vice presidency

Indonesia's State Secretary Minister Prasetyo Hadi revealed Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has conveyed his intention to step down from his vice presidency to President Prabowo Subianto.​​​​​​​

Minister Hadi confirmed VP Gibran personally conveyed his intention during a meeting with President Prabowo, which went on for 2.5 hours on Tuesday morning.

"The vice president, during his discussion with Mr. President Prabowo Subianto, did confirm his intention to resign in response to the current developments," Hadi told reporters during at the Jakarta Presidential Palace on Tuesday.

Hadi refuted reports saying that President Prabowo refused Gibran's motive to release his VP position.

"It is incorrect that Mr. President conveyed his opposition to the intention," Hadi said.

He also confirmed President Prabowo presented inputs and suggestions to Gibran in facing the current development.

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During the discussion, Gibran also pleaded to Prabowo to be given another chance to prove the validity of his academic diplomas, signalling his intention to do so through the State Administrative Court (PTUN).

Although the Constitutional Court (MK) dismissed a petition challenging Gibran Rakabuming Raka's educational qualifications for the vice presidency last October, due to the petitioners' lack of legal standing; it found no convincing evidence that he held a foreign diploma or degree equivalent to an Indonesian senior high school qualification.

Later that month, the Supreme Court (MA) granted an appeal challenging the validity of Gibran's senior high school equivalency certificate and declared the certificate invalid.

In response to the development, several parliamentary fractions have expressed their intention to launch an enquiry on VP Gibran under their right to express opinion, the House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Puan Maharani stated.

"The House leadership will then process those inputs," Puan said after a plenary meeting at the parliament area in Jakarta on Tuesday.

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