Indonesian Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka told President Prabowo Subianto that he intends to resign from office on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, amid mounting political and legal pressure regarding his eligibility.
The announcement followed a two-and-a-half-hour meeting at the presidential palace in Jakarta, according to State Secretariat Minister Prasetyo Hadi, as reported by The Straits Times. Officials stated that it remained unconfirmed whether Prabowo had accepted the resignation. Gibran, who is 39 years old, previously served as mayor of Surakarta starting in 2021, a city previously led by his father from 2005 to 2012.
The turmoil surrounds academic credentials submitted when Gibran registered as Prabowo’s running mate ahead of the February 2024 election. On October 30, the Supreme Court invalidated the high-school equivalency certificate that Gibran had used during the registration process.
That decision followed an October 6 ruling by the Constitutional Court, which dismissed an eligibility petition while noting in its legal reasoning that it found no documentation proving Gibran completed overseas education equivalent to senior high school.
Speaking to reporters later on Tuesday, Gibran vowed to challenge the rulings through the State Administrative Court, according to Jakarta Globe. He stated that Prabowo had advised him to present all academic records spanning from elementary school through his bachelor’s degree.
One of his suggestions was that I should keep fighting in the State Administrative Court by presenting all my educational documents, from elementary school through my bachelor’s degree,
Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Vice President of Indonesia
Gibran also explained his decision to step back from the post during the political friction.
I respect all the aspirations, criticisms, and suggestions from the public regarding the current situation. I do not want these developments to turn into a prolonged political controversy.
Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Vice President of Indonesia
Members of Parliament returned from a month-long recess on November 10 and began gearing up to launch a motion of opinion, serving as an initial step toward potential impeachment proceedings. Based on the MD3 Law regulating the parliament, a motion of opinion mandates a plenary gathering with a minimum attendance of two-thirds of all MPs, alongside a two-thirds majority vote among those present.
Stating it in numbers, that translates to 387 affirmative votes if all 580 parliamentarians turn out, or 258 if only the 387 legislators required for a quorum are in attendance. Any determination that Gibran is no longer qualified mandates a quorum of three-quarters and approval from two-thirds.
Outside the parliament building in Central Jakarta, demonstrators gathered on November 10 holding banners with slogans demanding Gibran’s departure. Protests have occurred sporadically since the October 6 Constitutional Court ruling.
The political strain also coincides with a widening rift between President Prabowo and Gibran’s father, former President Joko Widodo, who defeated Prabowo twice in the 2014 and 2019 presidential elections. Widodo previously backed Prabowo’s presidential bid after Gibran was selected as his running mate.
Wakil Presiden Gibran Rakabuming Raka akhirnya buka suara mengenai isi pertemuannya dengan Presiden Prabowo Subianto di Istana Negara pada Selasa (10/11/2026). Gibran menegaskan bahwa dirinya menghormati seluruh aspirasi dan kritik masyarakat, serta tidak ingin dinamika yang… pic.twitter.com/06g4IbDiXs
Gibran’s substantial contribution propelled Prabowo to a landslide victory in the 2024 election, yet certain legislators are now pushing to probe whether his candidate registration files contained unverified educational credentials that could strip him of his vice-presidential standing.
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