“I will visit Manila for the ASEAN agenda, not for sightseeing,” Prabowo Subianto said in Palu, Central Sulawesi, on Saturday, November 14, 2026.
President Prabowo Subianto will defer naming potential candidates to succeed Gibran Rakabuming Raka until he completes diplomatic trips to the ASEAN Summit in the Philippines and the APEC Summit in China, ANTARA News reported.
Gibran formally stepped down on Thursday, November 12, 2026, amid questions regarding his high school educational qualifications and eligibility for office, The Jakarta Post reported. Having been elected alongside Prabowo in 2024, Gibran submitted his written resignation to the president before personally delivering his letter to leaders of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR).
Following the resignation, Prabowo met with leaders of the ruling coalition parties at Bogor Palace on Friday, November 13, 2026, The Jakarta Post reported. National Mandate Party (PAN) chairman Zulkifli Hasan told reporters after the meeting that the President gave party leaders one week to prepare internal recommendations.
“We leave it entirely to the president to decide who will become vice president,” Hasan told The Jakarta Post, adding that his party would not put forward any of its own cadres.
Opening the 2026 Muhammadiyah Tanwir and commemorating the organization’s 114th anniversary in Palu, Prabowo outlined his travel itinerary. He stated that after visiting Manila for the ASEAN agenda, he will continue to Shenzhen, China, before deciding on his vice-presidential candidates.
The president added that he needed a “whisper from Almighty God” to determine the most suitable successor, though he did not disclose any specific names or criteria. He also emphasized the demanding schedule of his administration, noting that cabinet ministers continue working until midnight and return to the office the following morning with no days off.
Joko Widodo addressed reporters outside his residence in the Sumber area of Banjarsari, Solo, Central Java, on Thursday, November 12, 2026, ANTARA Foto reported. Widodo described Gibran’s resignation as a normal political dynamic and expressed continued support for Prabowo’s government and its people-focused programs.
Under Article 8 of the 1945 Constitution, a vacant vice-presidential office requires the MPR to convene within 60 days to elect a new vice president from two candidates proposed by the president, ANTARA News reported. Law No. 17 of 2014 on Legislative Institutions mandates that these nominees must originate from political parties or coalitions that supported the winning 2024 election ticket. The MPR is scheduled to elect the replacement on December 2, 2026.
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