Indonesia: Gibran resigns, separating the official record from the political rift
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto received Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka’s resignation letter on 12 November, according to Indonesia’s State Secretariat.[4]
Its account says Gibran subsequently submitted his statement to the leadership of the People’s Consultative Assembly, the MPR.[4]
This is the verified institutional step, distinct from interpretations of the consequences for the governing alliance.
## The presidency’s account
Prabowo says he received Gibran at 10:15 a.m. on 12 November and accepted the letter with regret while respecting the vice-president’s decision.[4]
The presidency links the decision to court rulings identifying shortcomings in meeting constitutional requirements.[4]
That is the presidency’s explanation: a news summary is not a substitute here for the judgments themselves.
## What independent reporting establishes
Tempo’s 12 November report quotes MPR chairman Ahmad Muzani confirming receipt of the letter.[12]
Muzani says the document gives no specific reason and invokes the interests of the nation and the smooth functioning of government.[12]
These are different pieces of information: one concerns Prabowo’s public explanation, the other what the letter contains according to the assembly’s leader.[4][12]
Tempo also reports a meeting scheduled for 13 November with the leaders of the MPR’s constituent groups to discuss the process for filling the position.[12]
The consulted article announces the meeting; it does not establish that a successor has already been chosen.
## Political interpretation remains interpretation
In its 12 November analysis, Il Post describes the resignation as a sign of the crisis in the alliance between Prabowo and former president Joko Widodo, Gibran’s father.[5]
It places the episode in the context of a wiretapping scandal but explicitly describes the suspicion that Widodo ordered it as unconfirmed.[5]
We do not turn that suspicion into an established accusation or treat the resignation letter as proof of involvement in wiretapping.
The distinction is between a confirmed institutional act, attributed explanations and analysis of political power. This account uses 12 November sources available before the 6:30 a.m. Rome cutoff on 13 November and does not anticipate later assembly outcomes.
## Sources
[4] https://www.setneg.go.id/baca/index/presiden_prabowo_menerima_surat_pernyataan_berhenti_wapres_gibran — indonesia-primaria
[5] https://www.ilpost.it/2026/11/12/prabowo-widodo-indonesia-alleanza — indonesia-post
[12] https://en.tempo.co/read/2123496/prabowo-says-he-accepted-gibrans-resignation-with-a-heavy-heart — Tempo: dimissioni Gibran