Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto met with Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka at Merdeka Palace on Thursday morning, shortly before Gibran submitted his resignation letter to the speaker of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR).
In a statement, the Presidential Secretariat said Merdeka Palace was Gibran’s first stop before he headed to the parliamentary complex in Senayan, Jakarta, to submit his resignation letter to MPR Speaker Ahmad Muzani.
Photographs released by the Presidential Secretariat showed Prabowo receiving a white envelope containing the letter. Other images showed the president placing a hand on Gibran’s shoulder and shaking both of his hands.
“After the meeting, the president escorted the vice president to his vehicle. The two then proceeded with their respective agendas,” the secretariat said in a statement.
Prabowo later met with leaders of the MPR and the House of Representatives (DPR), including members of DPR Commission III, as well as several ministers, at the Presidential Palace complex on Thursday afternoon.
Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration, and Corrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra told reporters at the palace that he was among the ministers invited to attend the meeting.
Yusril said the meeting with Prabowo was likely to take the form of a consultation on the next steps following Gibran’s resignation, which involved the respective responsibilities of the MPR and the president.
“This is most likely a consultation meeting on how to follow up on the vice president’s resignation letter, as this concerns the duties and authority of the MPR, as well as the president’s obligation to address the vacancy in the vice-presidential office,” he said.
Coordination between state institutions was permissible, Yusril said, adding that the meeting could involve the president, the MPR, and possibly the DPR, although the latter’s role would be less direct unless impeachment proceedings were involved.
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Translator: Genta Tenri, Kuntum Khaira
Editor: M Razi Rahman
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