PDI-P Hopes New Vice President Will Assist Prabowo in Tackling Employment and Essential Goods Prices

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - PDI-P hopes that the new vice president replacing Gibran Rakabuming Raka can assist President Prabowo Subianto in addressing various economic issues faced by the public.

PDI-P Secretary-General Hasto Kristiyanto stated that the vice president selected to replace Gibran should be able to tackle the difficult employment situation and the rising prices of essential goods.

"Therefore, we respect the president's prerogative, which has been granted by the constitution, to provide two names that represent the hopes of the people, which will ultimately address various economic challenges, the difficulty of finding jobs, and the rising prices of basic necessities; these are our shared hopes and will also help build a better future," Hasto said in a press release on Saturday (14/11/2026).

According to Hasto, the constitution empowers Prabowo to propose two candidates for vice president in place of Gibran.

As such, Hasto continued, PDI-P fully respects the president's authority in the process of appointing a vice president.

"The appointment of a vice president is regulated by the constitution. PDI-P's stance is to adhere to the constitution and democracy while upholding the rule of law,” clarified Hasto.

In that context, Hasto also emphasized that strategic decisions regarding PDI-P's political stance towards the Prabowo government after Gibran's departure is entirely in the hands of PDI-P Chairperson Megawati Soekarnoputri.

"Strategic matters concerning PDI Perjuangan's political stance are the authority of the Chairperson, namely Mrs. Prof Dr. Megawati Soekarnoputri," explained Hasto.

This statement was made in response to reports about several PDI-P cadres being mentioned as potential candidates for the vice presidential position to replace Gibran, as well as the possibility of the party joining Prabowo's coalition.

"Decisions related to strategic matters are made by the Chairperson, yes," said Hasto.

MPR to elect vice president on December 2

As previously reported, Gibran Rakabuming Raka submitted his resignation letter from the vice presidency to the leadership of the MPR on Thursday (12/11/2026). Gibran arrived directly at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, around 11:16 AM WIB.

The MPR subsequently followed up on the resignation letter through a leadership meeting and a joint meeting.

Through that meeting, the MPR determined that a plenary session to elect the vice president to replace Gibran will be held on Wednesday (2/12/2026).

"The plenary meeting of the MPR, with the agenda of filling the vice presidential vacancy, including the election, inauguration, and confirmation of the elected candidate for vice president, will take place on Wednesday, December 2, 2026, at the Senayan building," said Muzani on Friday (13/11/2026).

In addition to setting the plenary session schedule, the MPR decided to send a letter to President Prabowo, urging him to promptly submit two names for the vice presidential candidates to replace Gibran.

The MPR also formed a verification team for the requirements of vice presidential candidates, consisting of 36 members and chaired by one of the MPR leaders.