Indonesian President Prabowo says VP resignation 'for greater good'

Gibran had faced impeachment after school diploma, wiretapping controversies Gibran Rakabuming, center, who is the son of former President Joko Widodo, arrives at the parliamentary complex in Jakarta on Nov. 12 to submit his resignation as vice president. © Getty Images ISMI DAMAYANTI and REZHA HADYAN November 12, 2026 13:55 JST Updated on November 12, 2026 23:02 JST JAKARTA -- Indonesian leader Prabowo Subianto said Thursday that he has accepted his vice president's resignation "for the greater good" amid controversies over his deputy's high school diploma and an alleged wiretapping.

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