JAKARTA - Indonesian Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has formally submitted his resignation from the country's second-highest office, according to the head of a volunteer group that supported his 2024 election campaign.
Projo Chairman Budi Arie Setiadi confirmed the development, a day after Gibran expressed his intention to step down during a meeting with President Prabowo Subianto.
"That's correct,” he said briefly when asked about Gibran's resignation, as reported by state news agency Antara on Wednesday.
Projo, founded to support former President Joko Widodo, Gibran's father, also backed the Prabowo-Gibran ticket in the 2024 presidential election.
Meanwhile, other local media reports quoted Budi as confirming that Gibran had submitted his resignation letter to President Prabowo Subianto during a meeting at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base in Jakarta on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi disclosed that Gibran had expressed his intention to resign during a two-and-a-half-hour meeting with Prabowo earlier that day.
Prasetyo said Gibran conveyed his intention amid ongoing legal developments at Indonesia's Constitutional Court and Supreme Court concerning his educational documents. - BERNAMA