Analysts Hope a Technocrat or Professional Will Fill the Vice Presidential Position Replacing Gibran

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The Executive Director of Trias Politika Indonesia, Agung Baskoro, hopes that the position of Vice President, which will be vacated by Gibran, will be filled by a technocrat or a professional.

According to him, there is a possibility if President Prabowo Subianto selects two vice presidential candidates from outside his coalition political parties.

"I think that opportunity still exists. Because we do hope for the emergence of technocrats or professionals, as I mentioned earlier, to address the diverse and complex issues in the country, particularly regarding economic matters, legal issues, forest fires, and so on," Agung stated, as quoted from Kompas TV's Breaking News program on Thursday (12/11/2026).

However, he also believes that the four political parties in the Advanced Indonesia Coalition (KIM) have a chance to propose names for Gibran's successor to Prabowo.

It is known that KIM is the political coalition supporting Prabowo-Gibran in the 2024 presidential election, consisting of the Gerindra Party, Golkar Party, Democratic Party, PAN, PBB, PSI, Gelora Party, Garuda Party, and PRIMA Party.

"From this presidential pair, the supporters are Gerindra, Golkar, PAN, and the Democrats. Therefore, these four parties have the opportunity to submit names to the President as replacements for Mas Gibran," Agung explained.

From the Gerindra Party, he sees three potential names: MPR Chair Ahmad Muzani, DPR Deputy Chair Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, and Minister of Human Development and Cultural Coordination (Menko PMK) Sugiono.

Furthermore, from the Golkar Party, he believes the name of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources has the potential to be proposed to Prabowo.

"In PAN, there's Pak Zulhas (Zulkifli Hasan). And what about the Democrats? Clearly, Mas AHY (Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono)," Agung added.

Prabowo is Asked to Submit 2 Vice Presidential Candidates

MPR Chairman Ahmad Muzani stated that Prabowo has 14 days to submit the names of vice presidential candidates following Gibran's resignation letter submission.

"The deadline for the President to provide two names since the issuance of the MPR request letter for submitting two vice presidential candidates is 14 days," Muzani said at the Senayan Parliament Complex, Jakarta, on Thursday (12/11/2026).

Previously, the MPR had received Gibran's resignation letter as Vice President on Thursday (12/11/2026) afternoon.

"Mas Gibran requested that the People's Consultative Assembly process the letter immediately. Today, the assembly leadership will hold a meeting to follow up on this resignation," he stated.

Instagram Ketua MPR Ahmad Muzani @ahmadmuzani2 MPR Chair Ahmad Muzani with other MPR leaders receives Gibran Rakabuming Raka's resignation letter from the position of Vice President at the Parliament Complex, Jakarta, Thursday (12/11/2026).

Subsequently, the MPR will hold a joint meeting that will include MPR faction leaders and DPD groups to respond to the letter.

"According to the Constitution, we have a maximum of 60 days from the resignation to appoint a definitive Vice President to replace Mas Gibran. From now on, the MPR has 60 days to prepare the process," Muzani stated.