More than 100 Indonesian lawmakers have signed a petition that could open the way to the impeachment of Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, piling fresh pressure on the son of former president Joko Widodo.

The petition, signed on Wednesday, says Gibran no longer meets the requirements to serve as vice president after court rulings last month cast doubt on the education documents he used to stand in the 2024 election. The signatories, from several parties, plan to submit it to the House speaker, in a first formal step towards impeachment proceedings.

What the courts decided

Indonesia's Constitutional Court said in October that it had found no convincing evidence Gibran held a foreign diploma or certificate equivalent to a completed senior secondary education, as election law requires. The Supreme Court then ruled on 30 October that his senior-secondary equivalency certificate was invalid, and late on Tuesday it instructed the education ministry to withdraw the annulled certificate.

Gibran told President Prabowo Subianto on Tuesday that he intended to resign, but no written resignation has been announced. He remains vice president unless he steps down or the constitutional removal process runs its full course.

What happens next

Removing a vice president is a long process. The House must formally advance an allegation, the Constitutional Court must examine it, and the People's Consultative Assembly makes the final decision. Lawmakers backing the petition say the court rulings leave Gibran unable to meet the candidacy requirements, while his supporters insist he remains in office until that process concludes.