Indonesia's Vice-President Gibran resigns: What does it mean for Prabowo's grip on power?

CNA1 hour ago7:42

Indonesia's Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has resigned, according to an aide on Wednesday (Nov 11). Gibran, the son of former president Joko Widodo, has come under intense scrutiny following Constitutional Court and Supreme Court rulings last month that his education documents did not meet election requirements. Sana Jaffrey, a research fellow and lecturer at the department of political and social change at the Australian National University, told CNA’s Asia First that the move allows President Prabowo Subianto to part ways with Gibran without publicly demanding his resignation. She also discusses Prabowo's growing control over parliament and efforts to consolidate power within the police and military, even as his approval ratings have declined.