MPR Leaders Meet Prabowo at the Palace, Consult on Filling Vice President Position

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The leadership of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) met with President Prabowo Subianto at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Thursday (12/11/2026) to consult about the schedule for filling the vacancy of the Vice President of Indonesia, which arose after Gibran Rakabuming Raka's resignation.

MPR Chairman Ahmad Muzani stated that he and all the deputy chairmen of the MPR would meet with Prabowo to align the schedule concerning the process of filling the position.

"I am currently awaited by the President to consult on the dates, to align the dates. That's it," Muzani said when met at the Indonesian Parliament building on Thursday.

The deputy chairmen of the MPR who accompanied Muzani included Bambang Wuryanto, Kahar Muzakkir, Lestari Moerdijat, Eddy Baskoro Yudhoyono, Rusdy Kirana, and Abcandra Supratman.

Muzani explained that the MPR has a deadline of 60 days to fill the Vice Presidential vacancy.

Meanwhile, the President has 14 days to propose two names for Vice President to the MPR after receiving a request letter from the assembly.

The MPR will send a letter to the President after a joint meeting scheduled to take place on Friday (13/11/2026) at 2:00 PM WIB.

"The joint meeting will discuss four matters. First, the date for holding the plenary session intended to fill the vacant Vice President position," Muzani stated.

"Secondly, the joint meeting will soon agree for MPR leadership to write to the President of Indonesia to propose two candidate replacements," he added.

Other discussions during the meeting will include the establishment of a verification team for the Vice Presidential candidates proposed by the President.

Additionally, a special team will be formed to prepare a draft of the MPR Decree.

"As of today, the position of the Vice President of Indonesia is vacant, and the task of the MPR is within 60 days at the latest to fill the vacancy of the Vice President position. That's about it," concluded Muzani.

As previously reported, Gibran Rakabuming Raka officially submitted his resignation letter from the Vice President position to the MPR leadership on Thursday (12/11/2026).

Gibran arrived at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, around 11:16 AM WIB.

He directly conveyed the purpose of his visit during a meeting with the MPR leadership that lasted about 20 minutes.

"In that meeting, Mas Gibran expressed the purpose of his visit to us as the leadership of the People's Consultative Assembly, which was to submit his resignation letter from his position as Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia," Muzani stated.