Indonesia’s Gibran Offers to Resign, Acceptance Unclear

Indonesia’s Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has offered to resign, but it remains unclear whether President Prabowo Subianto has accepted the offer or whether a formal resignation has been submitted. Accounts from officials also differ on when Gibran made the offer.

Presidential spokesperson Prasetyo Hadi said Gibran expressed his intention to resign during a meeting with Prabowo on Tuesday. Hadi said the president advised Gibran to pursue legal avenues to defend his academic documents, but did not say whether Prabowo had accepted the resignation. Hadi denied reports that the president rejected the request.

Gibran’s aide Budi Arie Setiadi gave a different account, telling Reuters that Gibran tendered his resignation to Prabowo on Wednesday. Two upper-house sources told Reuters that Gibran would submit a resignation letter to that body on Thursday morning. The sources’ account describes a planned submission; it does not establish that the letter was filed. Gibran’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The reports of the offer come as lawmakers consider how to address questions about Gibran’s eligibility. The Supreme Court said documents he submitted...