Gibran Meets Prabowo Before Officially Resigning

Gibran Rakabuming Raka met President Prabowo Subianto before submitting his resignation as Indonesia’s Vice-President to the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR). During the meeting, Gibran also handed Prabowo a letter.

The meeting took place at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on Thursday (12 November 2026), before Gibran left for the MPR to submit his resignation letter.

Gibran was welcomed by Prabowo on arrival at the palace. The two then met and sat together in one of its rooms.

Photographs released by the Presidential Secretariat Bureau showed Gibran seated as he handed a letter to Prabowo. The contents of the letter are not known.

Another photograph showed Prabowo shaking hands with Gibran and placing both hands on his shoulders. After the meeting, Prabowo accompanied him to his vehicle.

Gibran’s visit to Prabowo at the palace before going to the MPR had not been publicly known in advance. However, observers saw his motorcade leave through the main gate of Merdeka Palace at around 10.47am Western Indonesian Time (WIB).

Four cars were seen leaving. The vehicle carrying Gibran, with registration number B-2015-UYZ, was second in the convoy.

The cars then travelled towards Jalan Merdeka Barat. Gibran went directly to the MPR after leaving the palace.

Gibran has now officially resigned as vice-president after submitting his letter to the MPR. MPR chairman Ahmad Muzani said the office of vice-president had been vacant since that day.

“Since Mr Gibran declared his resignation, the position has been vacant,” Muzani said at the MPR building in Central Jakarta on Thursday (12 November 2026).

He said the MPR would take steps to fill the position as soon as possible. The 1945 Constitution stipulates that the appointment must be made within 60 days at the latest.

“The MPR will immediately take steps to fill the position as soon as possible. The MPR has a maximum of 60 days,” he said.