Indonesia Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka resigns over questions about his eligibility
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Indonesia's vice-president Gibran Rakabuming Raka has submitted his resignation to parliament.
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Pressure had been mounting on the politician to prove his academic credentials.
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Parliament's upper house will oversee the process of approving his resignation and selecting a replacement.
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Indonesia's Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has resigned in a move that could spell the end of a political alliance between the president and his predecessor.
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The speaker of the People's Assembly of the Republic of Indonesia (MPR), Ahmad Muzani, said Mr Gibran had handed in his letter of resignation earlier today.
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He said the letter would be processed by the MPR, which would take up to 60 days.
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The 39-year-old son of former president Joko Widodo had been facing calls to resign for weeks after court rulings over his educational qualifications.
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In October, the country's Constitutional Court found no compelling evidence that he held a high school diploma, which was required under Indonesian law to run for office.
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The Supreme Court then ruled a high school equivalency certificate he had obtained was invalid.
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Mr Gibran's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but after a meeting with Mr Prabowo on Tuesday he said he respected all criticism and feedback from the public.
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"I do not want the current situation to become a prolonged political controversy," he said.
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The resignation was submitted just hours before Indonesia's House of Representatives was set to meet over a petition signed by more than 120 politicians calling for Mr Gibran's impeachment.
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Mr Gibran's decision comes amid a widening rift between President Prabowo Subianto and former president Joko Widodo, often called Jokowi.
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Mr Jokowi supported Mr Prabowo by allowing his son to run alongside his former political rival.
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They stormed to power with a sweeping victory.
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But cracks have since emerged.
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Last week, Indonesia's former chief of police along with several other senior police officers were detained over allegations they had been wire-tapping the president and other figures.
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The former police chief, Listyo Sigit Prabowo, is widely viewed as a key ally of Mr Jokowi.
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The allegations, while still being investigated, were described by a presidential spokesperson as "actions that may fall into the category of acts tending towards treason".
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The petitioners in the Constitutional Court case against Mr Gibran said he submitted education documents ahead of the election that should not have been accepted by officials at the time.
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The applicants said the document was not a graduation certificate, but a supporting letter issued by Indonesia's Ministry of Education, based on a Certificate of Attendance and an academic transcript from UTS College in Sydney, previously known as UTS Insearch.
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The vice-president's resignation also comes as protests take place in several cities in Indonesia over government policies and the handling of wildfires.
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