Politics · Indonesia · 1 hr ago
PDIP Says Gibran’s Account of Leaving the Party Came Too Late
Gibran Rakabuming Raka resigned as Indonesia’s vice president, and the country’s People’s Consultative Assembly and President Prabowo Subianto received his resignation letter.
Afterward, Gibran described the doubts he faced in 2023 when Prabowo asked him to run as his vice-presidential candidate.
He said leaving PDIP, his former party, was one of the hardest parts of accepting the offer.
PDIP officials said his account came too late, though one spokesperson said they respected his honesty.
The party said its break with Gibran was about rules, not personal resentment, and said he and others were expelled after the 2024 elections for violating party rules and ignoring its leader’s decisions.
PDIP also said it objected to the way Gibran’s candidacy became possible, citing a 2023 Constitutional Court ruling and alleged ethical violations involving the family of former president Joko Widodo.
The party called his resignation a lesson about following the constitution, and said there was nothing to celebrate.
PDIP said Gibran Rakabuming Raka’s account of his difficult decision to leave the party came too late.
Gibran described his inner conflict over accepting Prabowo Subianto’s offer to be his running mate in the 2024 presidential election.
He said the decision meant delegating his work as mayor of Solo and disappointing the party that had supported him.
PDIP officials said the party’s relationship with Gibran had already ended and cited what they described as violations of party rules and constitutional principles.
Gibran shared his account after resigning as vice-president, a resignation accepted by the MPR and Prabowo.
- Who
- Gibran Rakabuming Raka and the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP).
- What
- PDIP said Gibran’s account of his difficult decision to leave the party came too late.
- When
- Gibran shared the account after resigning as vice-president on November 12, 2026; the article was published on November 14, 2026.
- Where
- Gibran recounted the experience in a video on his personal social media account. PDIP responded in Indonesia.
- Why
- Gibran said he struggled with accepting Prabowo Subianto’s offer to be his running mate and with leaving PDIP. The party said the account came after its relationship with him had ended.
Gibran Rakabuming Raka
PDIP
Timing of the account
Gibran Rakabuming Raka
Gibran described his inner conflict over leaving the party after accepting Prabowo’s offer.
PDIP
PDIP officials said the account was too late because the relationship had already ended.
Reason for the break
Gibran Rakabuming Raka
Gibran said leaving the party that had guided and supported him was difficult.
PDIP
PDIP said its decision to end the relationship followed alleged violations of the constitution and party rules, not personal resentment.
Gibran said Prabowo’s offer for him to be a running mate came as he weighed delegating his work as mayor of Solo.
Gibran and Prabowo ran in the presidential election.
PDIP said Gibran and dozens of other members were dismissed from the party.
Gibran resigned as vice-president, and the MPR and Prabowo accepted his resignation.
Gibran shared his account of leaving PDIP, prompting the party’s response.
- Party
- Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP)
- Gibran's former office
- Mayor of Solo
- Running mate offer
- Prabowo Subianto
- Election
- 2024 presidential election
- Resignation
- November 12, 2026
What people are saying
Expired!
In essence, we respect Gibran’s decision to resign, and also his honesty in telling the story of his doubts and inner conflict when accepting Mr Prabowo’s offer. Admitting to that inner conflict is not easy. It is human. But that is over and too late.
I had to delegate the work related to problems faced by the public, and the hardest thing was disappointing the party that had guided and raised me and facing the consequences of going against it.