Indonesian parties weigh parliamentary inquiry into vice president's education credentials

Key takeaways

Indonesian political parties are considering a parliamentary inquiry into Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka's education credentials amid a widening rift between President Prabowo Subianto and Joko Widodo. The proposal follows court rulings that Gibran's foreign high school diploma did not meet domestic legal requirements for the vice-presidential role.

• Courts ruled Gibran's foreign senior high school credentials did not meet domestic legal requirements for vice-presidential candidates.
• The proposal follows the arrest of Prabowo's former chief of staff, Listyo Sigit Prabowo, in a wiretapping scandal.
• Seven of eight parliamentary parties joined Prabowo's coalition, while neither Jokowi nor Gibran has a party in parliament.

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