Joko Widodo
Role at the time: Former president of Indonesia and Gibran's father, speaking to reporters in Solo
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Response to this claim
The education documents Gibran Rakabuming Raka submitted to run for vice president in 2024 did not meet Indonesia's legal requirement of a senior high school education or its equivalent.
“Yes, in political office there are always political dynamics. That's normal. That's normal. So I have told Mas Gibran that the position is temporary. The position is temporary. (Translated from Indonesian. Original: Ya, dalam jabatan politik itu pasti ada dinamika politik. Itu biasa. Itu biasa. Jadi saya sudah pesan ke Mas Gibran bahwa jabatan itu sementara. Jabatan itu adalah sementara)”
Open source (opens in a new tab)JawaPos.com: Joko Widodo responds to Gibran's resignation as vice presidentArticle text (Indonesian)
Why we used this label
The reference point is whether the education documents Gibran Rakabuming Raka submitted to run for vice president in 2024 met Indonesia's legal requirement of a senior high school education or its equivalent, which the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court found they did not. Widodo describes his son's resignation as an ordinary part of political life and does not address the rulings on the documents, which downplays the matter.