Indonesia court to rule on bid to annul vice president's election win
- On Tuesday, Oct 6, the Constitutional Court issued a ruling regarding a legal challenge seeking to annul Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka's election win over alleged gaps in his education record.
- Last month, plaintiffs filed a petition to annul the vice presidency, arguing Gibran's overseas education credentials failed to satisfy Indonesian eligibility requirements and were improperly accepted by election authorities.
- Gibran attended Orchid Park Secondary School in Singapore and UTS Insearch in Australia before graduating from the Management Development Institute. Education ministry official Taufiq Damarjati acknowledged in court that no diploma was submitted during the application process.
- An annulment could see Gibran lose office, potentially undermining President Prabowo Subianto's administration. Prabowo has already replaced the Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture amid strained relations with Joko Widodo.
- The legal challenge follows a controversial 2023 ruling by the Constitutional Court that exempted Gibran from age restrictions, facilitating his candidacy alongside Prabowo, the eighth president of Southeast Asia's largest economy.
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Bambang said the government was still waiting for developments after the Constitutional Court's decision was read out.
Indonesia court to rule on bid to annul vice president's election win
Indonesia's Constitutional Court will issue a ruling late on Tuesday on a case that seeks to annul Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka's election win because of alleged gaps in his education record, a move that could see him lose office and further undermine President Prabowo Subianto's administration.
Indonesian Civil Circle Political Observer Ray Rangkuti assessed the dispute over the requirements for Gibran Rakabuming Raka's Vice Presidential candidacy.
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BANDUNG — The West Java branch of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) has called on all parties to respect the Constitutional Court's (MK) ruling regarding the case involving Gibran Rakabuming Raka. The West Java branch of PSI believes the legal institution's ruling...
GELORA.CO - The Constitutional Court (MK) decision not to accept the lawsuit regarding Gibran Rakabuming Raka's educational requirements is the right step because the authority to disqualify the Vice President is outside the MK's authority. "The MK's decision to reject Denny Indrayana's lawsuit is the right step because the authority to disqualify Gibran is outside the MK's authority," said political observer Andi Yusran, to RMOL, Thursday, Octo…
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