00:00Indonesia's Vice President Gibran Rakabubing Raka has formally resigned,
00:05ending days of speculation over his political future.
00:09The 39-year-old son of former President Joko Widodo
00:13submitted his resignation to the country's Upper House of Parliament on Thursday
00:17after facing growing scrutiny over his educational qualifications.
00:23Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said he accepted his resignation with a heavy heart.
00:28The controversy stems from rulings last month by the Constitutional Court and Supreme Court
00:34over the validity of his overseas high school qualifications.
00:38Under Indonesian election law, presidential and vice-presidential candidates
00:42must have complete senior high school or an equivalent qualification.
00:47On October 30th, the Supreme Court annulled Gibran's high school equivalency certificate.
00:52This then prompted 120 parliamentarians from all eight factions
00:57to sign a petition calling for Gibran's impeachment.
01:00Following his resignation, Prabowo now has 14 days to nominate two candidates
01:06for the parliament to choose from.
01:08A successor must be elected within 60 days without the need for a new national election.
