Gibran Offers to Resign as Indonesia’s Vice President
Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka told President Prabowo Subianto he intends to resign over court rulings on his diploma, State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi said on November 10, 2026. No formal resignation has been announced, and Gibran wants to challenge the documents' status in court.
Indonesian Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka told President Prabowo Subianto on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, that he intends to resign, State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi said at a press conference at the Palace in Jakarta. The offer follows court rulings over the education documents he used to run in the 2024 election.
Prasetyo said the two men met earlier that morning for about two and a half hours.
"During the discussion, the vice president expressed to the president his intention to resign in response to developments surrounding rulings by the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court," Prasetyo said.
He denied reports that Prabowo had turned the offer down. "It is not true that the president rejected that intention during the meeting," Prasetyo said.
No formal resignation yet
Prasetyo did not announce a formal resignation. There was no confirmation that Gibran had submitted a written letter or that any constitutional process to end his term had begun.
Prabowo offered Gibran advice during the meeting, Prasetyo said. Gibran asked for the chance to prove the validity of his documents through proceedings at the State Administrative Court.
The rulings behind the dispute
The Supreme Court recently annulled the validity of an educational equivalency certificate tied to Gibran's overseas secondary schooling. That certificate was used to establish his eligibility as a vice-presidential candidate.
The Constitutional Court separately found no convincing evidence that his overseas education met the minimum high-school qualification required to run for office.
The House of Representatives held a plenary session on Tuesday. It was not immediately clear whether lawmakers intended to start impeachment proceedings. Several parties in the House, including some in Prabowo's ruling coalition, have pushed to invoke the legislature's right to express a position on the diploma controversy. That step could pave the way for impeachment.
Political tension
The announcement comes amid a wiretapping scandal targeting Prabowo and other prominent figures. Among those arrested last week was former police chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo, who last month was moved to the largely ceremonial post of presidential chief of staff.
The case has exposed a widening rift between Prabowo and his predecessor, Joko Widodo, who is Gibran's father.
