Indonesia's vice-president submits resignation to parliament after academic credentials were questioned

JAKARTA -- Indonesian Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka submitted his resignation to the parliament on Thursday, amid questions over his academic credentials, according to local media.

Under Indonesia's Constitution, the People's Consultative Assembly must convene within 60 days of a vacancy in the vice presidency to elect a successor from two candidates nominated by the president.

Gibran, born in 1987, was sworn in as vice president on Oct. 20, 2024, for a scheduled five-year term. He has faced political pressure after Indonesia's Supreme Court recently invalidated the foreign education equivalency certificate he used when running for office.