News of Gibran's Resignation, Political Elite's Positions, and Open Speculation Space

"There’s an agenda for the plenary session at 14:00 if I’m not mistaken. However, as of now, this invitation has not been distributed," explained Dasco at Nasdem Tower on Wednesday (11/11/2026).

Based on information received by Kompas.com, the agenda of the plenary meeting will address the announcement of the proposal to use the rights of the members of the House. Additionally, the opinions of the factions on the Draft Law on the Procedures for Establishing Legislation from the initiative of the House Legislative Agency will follow through to the decision-making to become a Draft Law proposed by the House.

Secondly, the approval of the extension of the discussion time regarding the Draft Law on Statistics will proceed with the decision-making.

Wednesday night at the Vice Presidential Palace

Amid the swirling information, the atmosphere around the Vice Presidential Palace also drew media attention on Wednesday evening.

At around 18:30 WIB, a black Toyota Innova Zenix belonging to the Vice President was seen parked in the area of the Vice Presidential Palace. The headlights of the car were on. Several Presidential Security Forces members were observed walking about the vehicle, which was being warmed up.

Media personnel present in the location waited about 30 minutes. However, the vehicle later moved in a different direction and did not leave through the gates of the Vice Presidential Palace on Jalan Kebon Sirih.

A staff member asked the media to wait in the Selasar Marsela area.

Shortly thereafter, several staff members from Building 2 Secretariat were seen exiting. They greeted each other and hugged. Some appeared to have teary eyes.

This scene became one of the moments that captured attention amidst reports regarding Gibran's future in office.

Diverging statements, differing emphasis

Political communication observer from Esa Unggul University M Jamiluddin Ritonga opines that the divergence in statements regarding Gibran's resignation intention has the potential to create misunderstandings among the public.

According to Jamiluddin, the public is faced with two differing pieces of information regarding the results of the meeting between Prabowo and Gibran. Prasetyo conveyed that Gibran expressed a resignation intention, while Gibran emphasized Prabowo's advice for him to keep fighting through legal means.

"The two different statements regarding Gibran's resignation intention can indeed lead to misperceptions in the public. This certainly returns to the public as to which statement is credible," said Jamiluddin to Kompas.com on Wednesday (11/11/2026).

Jamiluddin believes Prasetyo's statement could indicate that a discussion regarding the resignation intention indeed occurred. However, Gibran may view that discussion as a personal communication with the President, hence not conveying it back to reporters.

"Therefore, Gibran did not relay that to reporters. Gibran chose to emphasize Prabowo's suggestion to 'fight back' regarding his diploma at court," he asserted.

In political communication, communicators generally deliver messages that benefit themselves or their institutions. Conversely, messages perceived as disadvantageous are typically withheld from the public.

"However, in political communication, sources (communicators) generally convey messages that are advantageous to themselves or their institutions. Disadvantageous messages will often be concealed or not disclosed," said Jamiluddin.

He believes the non-disclosure of Gibran's resignation intention might relate to political calculations, as such an acknowledgment could impact Gibran's political stance amid the ongoing controversy.

"Therefore, the public needs to be selective and critical when receiving political communication messages. This is necessary to prevent the public from getting caught up in and seduced by the messages conveyed by the Palace and Gibran," he advised.

Jamiluddin also believes that the Palace and Gibran should present facts openly and consistently to prevent speculation from escalating.

"To prevent speculation from arising and prolonging the controversy, the Palace and Gibran should present the facts as they are. For this, the message bearer must maintain honesty," he remarked.