Key facts
- House Speaker Puan Maharani said parliament received many opinions on Gibran's eligibility during a one-month recess.
- The Constitutional Court said it did not have the power to disqualify Gibran, leaving that to other institutions.
- Analysts believe an inquiry could be the first step toward Gibran's impeachment, according to the report.
- The three arrested police officers included a Jokowi loyalist recently moved from national police chief to the president's chief of staff.
- The offices of the president and vice president did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Indonesia's parliament reconvened on November 10, 2026, with lawmakers weighing whether to open an inquiry into the eligibility of Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, House Speaker Puan Maharani told reporters in Jakarta. She said many opinions on the issue arrived during a one-month recess and that the next steps would be discussed. "We will listen to inputs from the parties in parliament," she said.
The question centers on education documents Gibran submitted. Rulings last month by the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court found the documents did not meet election requirements, but the Constitutional Court said it lacked the power to disqualify him and that other institutions were responsible.
Parliament is overwhelmingly controlled by Prabowo's coalition, and lawmakers have been looking into launching an inquiry, which analysts cited by Reuters said could be a first step toward impeachment. Gibran, 39, is the son of former President Joko Widodo, known as Jokowi, and helped Prabowo win the 2024 election by a wide margin.
Tensions between Prabowo and Jokowi deepened in the week before November 10 after the arrest of three senior police officers accused of illegal wiretapping, including of Prabowo. One was a Jokowi loyalist recently transferred from national police chief to the president's chief of staff. Reuters reported that Prabowo met Gibran on November 10, citing a source with direct knowledge who declined to be identified; it was not clear what they discussed. The offices of the president and vice president did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Asked about a possible resignation, Puan said: "We should not speculate."