Prabowo Reportedly Gives Parties One Week to Consider Gibran's Replacement

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - President Prabowo Subianto is reported to have given party leaders approximately one week to consider candidates to replace Gibran Rakabuming Raka as vice presidential nominee.

This was stated by Sarmuji, Secretary General of the Golkar Party, during an interview at the Golkar Party DPP Office in Slipi, Jakarta, on Saturday night (14/11/2026).

"Because the President has allowed time, roughly a week for party leaders to think about who will be proposed to the President," Sarmuji said.

Sarmuji mentioned that Prabowo is giving party leaders the opportunity to consider whom they will propose to the President.

This was also conveyed by Prabowo during a meeting with party chairpersons in Bogor, West Java, on Friday (13/11/2026).

"I attended the meeting, but I don’t know who the candidates are. I really have no idea," Sarmuji added.

When asked if Golkar prefers a successor from the parties supporting the Prabowo-Gibran ticket, Sarmuji did not provide a definite answer.

"We’ll see. We haven’t finished reflecting yet," he said.

A similar response was given when asked whether Golkar would hold an internal meeting to discuss possible vice presidential candidates soon.

Sarmuji stated that the decision would depend on the results of internal discussions within the party.

"It will depend on the results of our reflections," said the Minister of Industry.

Prabowo Seeks Vice President Following Official Travels

It was previously reported that Prabowo revealed he would start considering a replacement for Gibran after completing a series of overseas official visits.

Prabowo is scheduled to attend the ASEAN Summit in the Philippines from November 15 to 17, 2026.

Following that, he will continue his trip to Shenzhen, China, to attend the APEC Summit on November 18-19, 2026.

"From Manila, I will go to China, Shenzhen. From there, we need to find a replacement for the Vice President," said Prabowo while attending the opening of Tanwir and the 114th Muhammadiyah Anniversary in Palu, Central Sulawesi, on Saturday.

Gibran is known to have submitted his resignation letter from the Vice President position to the MPR leadership on Thursday (12/11/2026).

According to existing regulations, the MPR has a maximum of 60 days to elect a replacement vice president.

Meanwhile, the President must propose two vice presidential candidates within 14 days of receiving a resignation request from the MPR.