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Signs of Prabowo-Widodo rift grow as Indonesian lawmakers target VP Gibran’s credentials

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Yuniar, R. W. (2026, November 6). Signs of Prabowo-Widodo rift grow as Indonesian lawmakers target VP Gibran’s credentials. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3373579/signs-prabowo-widodo-rift-grow-indonesian-lawmakers-target-vp-gibrans-credentials

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-11-06 · by Resty Woro Yuniar

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Political factions in Indonesia are proposing to use parliamentary oversight powers to investigate Vice President Gibran after his high school diploma was deemed invalid. This comes amid other developments such as the arrest of a prominent ally of former president Widodo in a wiretapping scandal and an unusually large military mobilisation in Jakarta, which have fueled speculation about Widodo’s decreasing influence.
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📰 Prabowo Widodo Rift Grows
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Resty Woro Yuniar
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Indonesian Jakarta

Subjects

Gibran PERSON · 2× Indonesian NORP · 1× Jakarta GPE · 1× Prabowo-Widodo PERSON · 1× Widodo PERSON · 1×

Narrative

It also follows the arrest of a prominent Widodo ally in a widening wiretapping scandal and an unusually large military mobilisation in Jakarta, developments that have fuelled speculation about the former president’s waning influence.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-06
2026-11-06 · South China Morning Post
Signs of Prabowo-Widodo rift grow as Indonesian lawmakers target VP Gibran’s credentials · assertive framing

Claims (2 extracted, 0 hedged)

Signs of Prabowo-Widodo rift grow as Indonesian lawmakers target VP Gibran’s credentials Political factions are proposing using parliamentary oversight powers to investigate Gibran after his high school diploma was ruled ‘invalid’ asserted
diploma → grow → Gibran
It also follows the arrest of a prominent Widodo ally in a widening wiretapping scandal and an unusually large military mobilisation in Jakarta, developments that have fuelled speculation about the former president’s waning influence. asserted
that → follow → influence
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