Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said on Tuesday that he believes a reported resignation request by Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka will not affect investor confidence in Indonesia. Airlangga cited strong economic conditions and a stock market that he said still viewed the country positively. Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi said at a press conference that Gibran had expressed intent to resign during a meeting with President Prabowo Subianto that morning, a session that lasted 2.5 hours.
Government position
Airlangga said the government must maintain economic fundamentals amid various activities and the current political temperature. He said the situation in the House of Representatives was also solid. “If we look at the situation in the DPR it is also solid, and the economy is also solid, so we will just monitor,” he said.
Prasetyo said Prabowo gave suggestions during the discussion. Gibran, he said, asked to be given the opportunity to prove the validity of the documents he holds through the state administrative court process.
Legal backdrop
Prasetyo said the developments were linked to decisions by the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court. He said Prabowo respected the legal process. Airlangga said he was relying on Prasetyo’s earlier statement when making his own remarks.
The state administrative court, known as PTUN, is the venue Gibran’s request points to.
