Indonesia's Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has resigned, three political sources told Reuters on Wednesday, 11 November 2026. The resignation follows a day of political turmoil in Jakarta after Gibran told President Prabowo Subianto he intended to step down.

Two of the sources were at the parliamentary upper house, and the third was Gibran's political aide Budi Arie Setiadi, Reuters reported. The presidential palace had confirmed on Tuesday that Gibran had raised his intention to resign during a meeting with Prabowo, but it has not yet issued a formal statement on the resignation itself.

What happened at the palace on Tuesday

Gibran, 39, met Prabowo at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Tuesday morning for about two and a half hours. State Secretary Minister Prasetyo Hadi told reporters afterwards that the vice president had conveyed his intention to resign in response to developments around court rulings on his education documents.

Prasetyo said it was not true that Prabowo had rejected the intention. He added that Gibran had asked for the opportunity to prove the validity of his documents through proceedings at the State Administrative Court.

Why Gibran faced pressure to quit

The dispute centres on the education documents Gibran filed when he stood as Prabowo's running mate in the 2024 election. Last month, the Supreme Court found that the certificate equating his senior secondary school education was invalid. The Constitutional Court also ruled on the matter but said it had no power to disqualify a sitting vice president, leaving that question to other institutions.

The rulings fuelled a political storm. Lawmakers in parliament, which is dominated by Prabowo's coalition, have been weighing an inquiry into Gibran's eligibility, and members of six parliamentary factions have pressed to pursue a parliamentary right of opinion. Gibran is the eldest son of former president Joko Widodo, and the episode has exposed a widening rift between Prabowo and his predecessor.

The pressure had been building for days. On Monday, three senior members of the Indonesian Solidarity Party who serve in Prabowo's cabinet, Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni, Deputy Culture Minister Giring Ganesha and Deputy Population Minister Isyana Bagoes Oka, resigned from the party, which is led by Gibran's younger brother.

What happens next in Indonesia

If the vice presidency falls vacant, Indonesia's 1945 Constitution sets out a clear route to fill it. Under Article 8, Paragraph 2, the People's Consultative Assembly must elect a new vice president from two candidates proposed by the president within sixty days.

Gibran took office as vice president on 20 October 2024 after winning the election on a joint ticket with Prabowo. He kept a low profile in the role, and joint public appearances with the president were infrequent during their first two years in office.

No successor has been named, and the palace has not said when a formal announcement will follow. The next presidential and legislative elections are due in 2029.

Sources: Reuters; Jawawa.