JAKARTA, The Kabar News—Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka told President Prabowo Subianto that he intended to resign during a two-and-a-half-hour meeting on Tuesday morning, Nov. 10, State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi confirmed.

Prasetyo said the discussion took place amid political and legal pressure related to recent Constitutional Court and Supreme Court decisions concerning Gibran. However, the government did not announce a written resignation, an effective date or a formal vacancy in the vice presidency.

“The meeting lasted approximately two and a half hours. During the discussion, the vice president told President Prabowo Subianto that he intended to resign in response to the developing situation related to the Constitutional Court and Supreme Court decisions,” Prasetyo said, as quoted in reports carrying the Palace’s statement.

Prasetyo also corrected claims that Prabowo had immediately rejected Gibran’s proposal.

“However, we also want to clarify that reports claiming the president rejected that intention during the meeting are untrue,” he said.

Instead of announcing a decision, Prabowo offered advice during the discussion. Gibran then asked for an opportunity to defend the legal validity of his education documents through proceedings at the State Administrative Court (PTUN).

“During the discussion, the President offered advice, and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka asked for an opportunity to prove the validity of his documents through proceedings at the State Administrative Court,” Prasetyo said.

The statement indicates that Gibran expressed an intention rather than completed a resignation process. At the time of reporting, the Palace had not disclosed whether he had submitted a signed letter or whether Prabowo had taken any formal administrative step.

House Speaker Puan Maharani had earlier urged the public to await an official announcement. “As long as there is no official statement, we should wait,” she said. Puan also stated that Gibran remained vice president at that time.

A voluntary resignation would follow a different constitutional path from impeachment. Articles 7A and 7B of the 1945 Constitution regulate the removal of a president or vice president through proceedings involving the House of Representatives, the Constitutional Court and the People’s Consultative Assembly.

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If the vice presidency formally becomes vacant, Article 8 paragraph 2 requires the assembly to elect a replacement within 60 days. The president must nominate two candidates for that vote, according to the official text of the 1945 Constitution.

The immediate question is whether Gibran will formally submit his resignation or first pursue the administrative litigation described by Prasetyo. Until the government announces a completed constitutional or administrative step, Gibran’s statement remains an intention to resign rather than an effective departure from office.