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Indonesia's VP offers resignation as questions mount over his eligibility
NPR • • world
Key Points:
- Indonesia's Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka offered to resign during a meeting with President Prabowo Subianto amid political turmoil at the country's highest levels.
- The resignation offer is linked to a court dispute over Raka's academic credentials, with the Supreme Court ruling that his overseas education documents did not meet election requirements.
- President Prabowo has not immediately accepted the resignation and advised Raka to pursue legal avenues to defend the validity of his academic documents.
- The controversy is separate from an ongoing investigation into allegations of wiretapping involving top police officials, including the president's chief of staff, Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo.
- The political tension reflects a widening rift between Prabowo and former President Joko Widodo, Raka's father, who had supported Prabowo's presidential bid with Raka as his running mate.
