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Indonesia's Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has submitted his resignation, an aide has told the BBC, in a move which could further strain the political alliance that helped propel President Prabowo Subianto to power.
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It comes after Indonesia's Supreme Court ruled that a high-school document used during Gibran's 2024 election campaign was invalid.
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The ruling prompted more than 100 lawmakers to support a parliamentary initiative that could have paved the way for proceedings to impeach Gibran.
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The aide, Budi Arie, said Gibran's resignation letter was submitted directly to Prabowo on Wednesday.
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It remains unclear if it has been accepted.
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Gibran has long faced controversy over whether his high school qualifications met legal requirements to run for office.
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Having studied in Singapore and Australia, he had used an Indonesian equivalence certificate to demonstrate his educational credentials.
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Indonesian law requires vice-presidents to have completed senior secondary school or its equivalent, but the Supreme Court found no evidence to prove Gibran had graduated.
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"No evidence was found to show Gibran had a foreign diploma or certificate that could serve as the basis for equivalency with a senior high school or equivalent qualification," it said.
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It also considered a Constitutional Court ruling from earlier in October which came to the same conclusion.
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Gibran previously argued that undertaking university education was sufficient proof that he had completed senior high school.
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On Tuesday, he asked for the chance to challenge the ruling and be given the opportunity to prove the legitimacy of his education credentials, State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi said.
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Gibran's ascension to Prabowo's ticket in the 2024 election was part of an alliance formed between his father, outgoing president Joko Widodo - known as Jokowi - and Prabowo, his erstwhile bitter rival.
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Gibran was 36 at the time, and only became eligible for candidacy after a controversial ruling by the Constitutional Court, which exempted him from the minimum age requirement of 40.
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His resignation comes as tensions between Jokowi and Prabowo appear to have flared.
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Since taking the presidency, Prabowo has shown little interest in pushing ahead with Jokowi's legacy project: the construction of Nusantara, a new capital.
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Instead, he has focused much of the state's resources on his own flagship programme to provide free school meals across the country.
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In a series of personnel reshuffles over the past year, Prabowo has also shifted many Jokowi loyalists into new roles, including long-serving finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati.
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Last week, authorities arrested presidential chief of staff Listyo Sigit Prabowo - no relation - on suspicions of wiretapping the president.
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Prabowo sacked Listyo a day later, in what many pointed to as a sign of a crumbling alliance: Listyo, who formerly served as the national police chief, is widely considered a long-time ally of Jokowi.
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Within the government, allegiances seem to be shifting.
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On Monday, three members of Prabowo's cabinet collectively resigned from the party led by Kaesang Pangarep, Jokowi's youngest son, citing their desire to focus on their duties in Prabowo's administration.
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All this is unfolding at a particularly turbulent period in Prabowo's presidency.
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The free school meals programme is struggling for funding, parts of Indonesia have recently battled the country's worst wildfires in a decade, and the national stock market faces crisis amid allegations of widespread market manipulation.
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On Tuesday, students across the country staged demonstrations to protest against the government's handling of a range of issues, including the environmental crisis and corruption.
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