# Indonesia's vice president resigns over education row

> Gibran Rakabuming Raka steps down after a Supreme Court ruling invalidated his high school credentials, deepening rifts in the ruling alliance.
- Title: Indonesia's vice president resigns over education row
- Summary: Gibran Rakabuming Raka steps down after a Supreme Court ruling invalidated his high school credentials, deepening rifts in the ruling alliance.
- Keywords: gibran rakabuming raka, prabowo subianto, joko widodo, indonesia vice president, supreme court ruling, education credentials, political alliance, BBC News
- Source: BBC News — https://bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmvgxgz87qqro
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## Vice president resigns on Thursday
Indonesia's Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka tendered his resignation to parliament on Thursday, triggering the process of finding his replacement amid growing turmoil for the government.
## Supreme Court invalidated his credentials
Gibran had been facing impeachment calls after a Supreme Court ruling that a high-school document used during his two thousand twenty-four election campaign was invalid.
## Court found no evidence of graduation
Indonesian law requires vice-presidents to have completed senior secondary school or its equivalent. The Supreme Court found no evidence to prove Gibran had graduated from high school.

> No evidence was found to show Gibran had a foreign diploma or certificate that could serve as the basis for equivalency with a senior high school or equivalent qualification
## Prabowo accepts resignation with heavy heart
President Prabowo Subianto told reporters he had accepted Gibran's resignation with a heavy heart. Upper house lawmakers will have sixty days to fill the vacancy from two candidates nominated by the president.
## Resignation signals fraying alliance
Gibran's departure comes amid a faltering political alliance between his father, ex-president Joko Widodo, and incumbent President Prabowo Subianto. Tensions between them appear to have flared since Prabowo took office.
## Prabowo shifts focus and personnel
Since taking the presidency, Prabowo has shown little interest in Jokowi's legacy project, the construction of Nusantara, a new capital.
## Government faces multiple crises
Gibran's resignation unfolds amid turbulent times for Prabowo's presidency.The free school meals programme struggles for funding, parts of Indonesia have battled the country's worst wildfires in a decade, and the national stock market faces crisis.
## Key takeaway

Indonesia's Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka resigned on Thursday after the Supreme Court ruled his high school document invalid, triggering a replacement process amid government turmoil.