Indonesia’s Vice-President Gibran has resigned, aide says

Indonesia’s Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has reportedly resigned, according to an aide, amid mounting scrutiny of whether his education met election requirements. The move could add to political uncertainty in the country and comes as a rift widens between former president Joko Widodo, Gibran’s father, and President Prabowo Subianto.

The aide said Gibran tendered his resignation to Prabowo on Wednesday, while two upper-house sources said he would submit a letter to parliament’s upper house on Thursday. Gibran has not publicly confirmed his resignation and said Prabowo had advised him to contest the rulings on his education records. The Supreme Court annulled his overseas high-school equivalency certificate on 30 October, and 120 lawmakers from eight factions have backed a proposal that could lead to impeachment proceedings.