Indonesian vice president in high school diploma scandal resigns

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Jakarta, Indonesia: Indonesia s vice president resigned Thursday in the midst of a scandal over his high school diploma, adding to pressure on a gover...

FILE PHOTO: Indonesian Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka looks on before President Prabowo Subianto's speech on the macroeconomic framework to lawmakers at the Parliament building in Jakarta on May 20, 2026. (Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP)

Jakarta, Indonesia: Indonesia's vice president resigned Thursday in the midst of a scandal over his high school diploma, adding to pressure on a government facing widespread dissatisfaction over the economy, graft and wildfires.

Gibran Rakabuming Raka, 39, submitted his resignation to President Prabowo Subianto and to parliament, the speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly told reporters.

There had been repeated calls for Gibran to step down following a Supreme Court ruling last month to annul his high school qualification, obtained abroad.

Speaker Ahmad Muzani said Gibran met the leaders of parliament Thursday "to submit his letter of resignation from his position as vice president of the Republic of Indonesia".

Indonesia's vice president does not have many constitutionally defined powers apart from acting as the president's representative at official events and taking over if his boss is incapacitated.

Indonesia's currency, the rupiah, fell to a record low to the dollar amid the speculation preceding Gibran's departure, while the Indonesia Stock Exchange rose 2.2 percent.

Gibran's downfall came after thousands of Indonesians took to the streets in recent weeks to protest economic hardship, graft, perceived authoritarianism and the government's handling of months of devastating wildfires emitting toxic haze.

The resignation "marks a significant political realignment, but does not necessarily threaten government stability", according to Khairul Fahmi, executive director of the Institute for Security and Strategic Studies (ISESS) think tank.

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