Gibran Expresses Intention to Resign as Vice President, Prabowo Does Not Reject It

JAKARTA, JakartaWeekly.com— Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has expressed his intention to resign from office to President Prabowo Subianto. Gibran conveyed his intention during a meeting with Prabowo at the Presidential Palace on Tuesday (November 10, 2026).

State Secretary Minister Prasetyo Hadi confirmed that the President and Vice President had held a meeting lasting approximately 2.5 hours. During the meeting, Gibran expressed his intention to resign amid developments surrounding rulings by the Constitutional Court (MK) and the Supreme Court (MA).

“During the meeting, the Vice President, together with the President, Mr. Prabowo Subianto, expressed his intention to resign in response to the ongoing developments related to decisions by the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court,” Prasetyo told reporters on Tuesday, November 10, 2026.

Prasetyo also sought to clarify reports claiming that Prabowo had rejected Gibran’s intention to resign. According to him, the President did not express any rejection of the Vice President’s intention.

“It is not true that the President rejected or expressed opposition to that intention during the meeting,” he said.

During the meeting, Prabowo reportedly offered Gibran several suggestions. Meanwhile, Gibran requested an opportunity to establish the validity of the documents in his possession through proceedings at the State Administrative Court.

Prasetyo said the government respected the legal process Gibran intended to pursue to establish the validity of those documents.

Asked whether Prabowo had set a deadline for Gibran to prove the validity of his documents, Prasetyo said the President had not given him any deadline.

He also said it was too early to determine whether the developments would lead to political tensions between the President and Vice President.

“We have not reached that point,” he said.

Prasetyo reiterated that reports claiming the President had rejected Gibran’s intention to resign were untrue. He maintained that Prabowo had not rejected the intention expressed by the Vice President during their meeting.