Indonesian vice president submits resignation

Indonesia's Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has expressed his intention to resign, according to Budi Arie Setiadi, chairman of Projo, a volunteer organization supporting former President Joko Widodo, on Wednesday, state-run news agency Antara reported.

The development comes as 120 members of the House of Representatives have proposed exercising their parliamentary right to express an opinion on Gibran, potentially paving the way for impeachment.

Deputy Speaker Saan Mustopa said the proposal would be submitted to a plenary session scheduled for Thursday.

State Secretary Minister Prasetyo Hadi said Tuesday that Gibran informed President Prabowo Subianto of his intention to resign during a two-and-a-half-hour meeting, amid legal challenges at the Constitutional Court and Supreme Court about his educational documents.

It was not immediately known whether the president accepted Gibran’s resignation.