Politics
Indonesian VP Gibran’s fate hangs in balance as parliament ponders probe
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Indonesia’s parliament reconvened on Tuesday with lawmakers weighing the possibility of a probe into the eligibility of Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, amid a widening political rift between his influential father and President Prabowo Subianto. As son of the hugely popular two-term former President Joko Widodo, Gibran helped Prabowo win the 2024 election by a huge margin, but some lawmakers are seeking to investigate whether his incomplete education documents disqualify him as...
Indonesia’s parliament reconvened on Tuesday with lawmakers weighing the possibility of a probe into the eligibility of Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, amid a widening political rift between his influential father and President Prabowo Subianto.
As son of the hugely popular two-term former President Joko Widodo, Gibran helped Prabowo win the 2024 election by a huge margin, but some lawmakers are seeking to investigate whether his incomplete education documents disqualify him as...