Jakarta, ThedailyID — Indonesia’s People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) plans to formally ask President Prabowo Subianto to nominate two candidates for vice president within 14 days following Gibran Rakabuming Raka’s resignation.
Gerindra Party faction chairman Habiburokhman announced the plan after a joint MPR meeting on Friday, November 13.
“The outcome of the joint meeting is that we will send a letter to President Prabowo, asking him to prepare two alternative candidates within 14 days,” Habiburokhman said at the parliamentary complex in Senayan, Jakarta.
The MPR held the meeting to discuss filling the vacant vice presidential position after Gibran stepped down.
Habiburokhman said he hoped the assembly could send the letter on Friday. He also expected Prabowo to submit the two candidates within the following 14 days.
Once the MPR receives the names, it will establish a verification team consisting of 34 assembly members.
The team will review the candidates’ qualifications and supporting documents before preparing for a plenary session.
The MPR will then hold the plenary session to select Indonesia’s new vice president.
Habiburokhman said members across different political factions hoped the process would proceed smoothly, quickly, and without unnecessary disputes.
He emphasized that the assembly wanted an orderly process to fill the vacant position following Gibran’s resignation.
