Overview
- Gibran Rakabuming Raka submitted his resignation and President Prabowo Subianto accepted it, ending Gibran’s two-year tenure as vice president.
- Top courts concluded that Gibran’s overseas senior‑high equivalency documentation did not prove graduation, prompting a parliamentary impeachment push that preceded his exit.
- Parliament’s upper house speaker said it will ask the president to name two nominees and has formed a 36‑member team to verify candidates ahead of an internal vote to choose the new vice president.
- Analysts and sources say the resignation exposes strains in the Prabowo–Jokowi political alliance and has prompted Kaesang Pangarep to mobilise the Indonesian Solidarity Party with reports Jokowi may take a senior role there.
- The episode highlights how recent court interventions have reshaped Gibran’s rise and fall and has raised concerns about coalition stability, governance credibility, and investor confidence.