The sooner, the better,
Jakarta (ANTARA) –
The People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) will convene a plenary session on Wednesday, December 2, 2026, to elect and inaugurate a new vice president to succeed Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Speaker Ahmad Muzani has confirmed.
“The MPR plenary session to fill the vice presidential vacancy will include the election, ratification of the election results, and the inauguration of the vice president-elect. It is scheduled to take place here on Wednesday, December 2,” Muzani said at a press conference in Jakarta on Friday.
The timetable was agreed upon at a joint MPR meeting attended by the assembly’s leadership, representatives of political party factions in the MPR, and members of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD), he noted.
Ahead of the meeting, Muzani said the MPR hoped to expedite the process of filling the vice presidential vacancy, in line with an agreement among political factions in parliament.
“The sooner, the better,” he said.
Muzani had earlier explained that the MPR is required to elect a new vice president within 60 days of Gibran’s resignation.
Within that period, President Prabowo must nominate two candidates for vice president within 14 days of receiving an official request from the MPR.
Under Law No. 17 of 2014 on Legislative Institutions, candidates nominated to fill a vice presidential vacancy following a resignation must come from the political parties or coalition that supported the winning presidential ticket in the 2024 election.
Although Prabowo may consult with his coalition partners, Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration, and Correctional Affairs Yusril Ihza Mahendra emphasized on Thursday that “the president has full authority to propose the two candidates to the MPR.”
The succession process follows Gibran’s resignation on Thursday. He first submitted a written statement to Prabowo before personally delivering his resignation letter to MPR leaders, amid questions surrounding his eligibility stemming from his high school educational credentials.
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