Full Constitutional Court Ruling: Lawsuit Regarding Gibran's Educational Requirements Rejected
The Constitutional Court (MK) has refused to accept a lawsuit regarding the dispute over the election results concerning the educational requirements of Vice President Gibrability Rakabuming Raka during his 2024 Presidential Election registration. The Court stated that the lawsuit was inadmissible because the petitioners lacked legal standing.
“In the exception, we grant the petitioner’s exception insofar as it pertains to legal standing. We reject the exceptions of the respondents and related parties for the remainder. Regarding the merits of the case, we declare the petitioners’ application inadmissible,” stated the Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court, Suhartoyo, at the MK Building, Central Jakarta, on Tuesday (6/10/2026).
The Court noted that Gibran included a ‘certificate of attendance’ when processing the equivalence of his overseas education. However, the Court clarified that this certificate does not serve as a high school diploma or its equivalent from abroad.
“In relation to this, the certificate of attendance used as evidence to show the completion of education abroad equivalent to senior high school or its equivalent, according to the Court, and other documents, are not proof of graduation or completion, but rather proof of attendance in the learning process,” the Constitutional Court judges stated.
The Court declared that it could not disqualify Gibran from the 2024 Presidential Election despite not finding evidence of a high school-level diploma. The Court noted that matters regarding compliance with candidacy requirements fall under the authority of other institutions.
“Even if during the trial no convincing evidence was found by the Court to show that Gibran Rakabuming Raka possesses a diploma, certificate, or diploma from abroad used as a basis for equivalence with a minimum education of senior high school, madrasah aliyah, vocational high school, or other equivalent schools as intended by the norms of Article 169 letter r and Article 227 letter l of the Election Law, the Court cannot cancel or disqualify Gibran Rakabuming Raka from his position as Vice President as requested in the petitioners’ prayer,” the Court stated.