Indonesian vice president to resign as over 100 lawmakers seek impeachment
Gibran told President Prabowo Subianto he intends to step down, The Straits Times reported, while Reuters said more than 100 legislators signed a petition against him.
Indonesia's vice president, Gibran, has told President Prabowo Subianto that he intends to resign, The Straits Times reported, as more than 100 legislators signed a petition that Reuters said could lead to his impeachment.
Reuters reported that over 100 lawmakers had signed the petition demanding that Gibran be impeached. The agency published the story under two headline versions, one saying the petition "could lead to" the vice president's impeachment, the other saying it "demands" it. Reuters' published summary gave no detail of who organised the petition, which parties the signatories belong to, or what the document accuses Gibran of.
The Straits Times led instead with the vice president's own move, reporting that Gibran had told Prabowo he intended to step down. Its published headline and summary did not say when a resignation would take effect, whether the president had accepted it, or how the two developments were connected.
Nikkei Asia treated the resignation plan and the impeachment threat as a single story, carrying an explainer headed "Indonesian VP's resignation plan and impeachment threat: 5 things to know". AsiaNews, a Catholic news agency, reported that the vice president was "at risk of resigning".
Gibran is the second figure on the ticket that won Indonesia's 2024 presidential election. None of the reports said what a vacancy in the vice presidency would mean for the government's programme.
No outlet named the lawmakers who signed the petition, said which party or coalition they belong to, or said how many signatures the procedure requires. Prabowo's office and the vice president's office issued no statement in any of the reports.
How the reports differ
Reuters led with the legislature, reporting that more than 100 lawmakers had signed the petition, and its two headline versions parted over whether the petition demands impeachment or could lead to it. The Straits Times led with the vice president's own move, reporting that Gibran had told President Prabowo Subianto he intended to resign. Nikkei Asia did not break the news apart, packaging the resignation plan and the impeachment threat as an explainer. AsiaNews framed the same development as a risk that Gibran would step down.
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