Gibran offers to resign

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Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has offered to resign as lawmakers step up to launch a motion of opinion over controversies surrounding his eligibility for office, potentially opening the way for his impeachment.

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ice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has offered to resign as lawmakers step up to launch a motion of opinion over controversies surrounding his eligibility for office, potentially opening the way for his impeachment.

At a press conference at the Presidential Palace on Tuesday, State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi said Gibran had conveyed his intention to step down during a meeting with President Prabowo earlier in the day. The meeting lasted around two and a half hours.

He was referring to a Supreme Court ruling that annulled the validity of the education certificate Gibran used for his 2024 vice presidential candidacy, and a Constitutional Court ruling that found no convincing evidence that Gibran’s overseas education met the minimum high-school qualification required to run for office.

Prasetyo, a politician from Prabowo’s Gerindra Party, denied reports that the President had rejected Gibran's request to step down. He said Prabowo had instead offered advice, while Gibran had requested time to prove the validity of his educational documents through proceedings at the Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN).

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