After the Constitutional Court declared the lawsuit over Gibran’s educational requirements inadmissible, Eka Widodo (PKB, Commission II) proposed a pansus and raised impeachment (detik); Komarudin Watubun and Deddy Sitorus of PDIP asked Gibran to step down or backed a pansus (CNN Indonesia, Sindonews). Golkar said impeachment depends on a consensus among party leaders, Demokrat has not discussed a hak angket, PKB has not decided (IDN Times), and Berandasulsel wrote that Gerindra asked for the controversy to be stopped. Tirto: impeachment needs two-thirds of parliament’s votes.
The Court’s ruling moved the controversy from the courtroom to the DPR, where the final decision on impeachment lies.
No direct effect on public services; watch whether the DPR actually forms a pansus as the recess approaches.
A pansus could test the Court’s findings by summoning the school and related institutions.
The pansus proposal could be a political maneuver; without two-thirds of the votes, impeachment will not go anywhere.
Individual reactions are not party positions. The measures: an official faction letter, a signed proposal for a hak angket or pansus, and the stance of Gerindra as the largest party in the coalition.
CNN Indonesia, detik, IDN Times, Tirto, Sindonews, Berandasulsel (Oct 7-8, 2026)
After the Constitutional Court ruling on Gibran’s diploma, PKB and PDIP politicians push for a special committee; parties have not yet taken an official stance
Impeachment needs a two-thirds vote in parliament. Golkar is waiting for a consensus among party leaders, and PKB says no decision has been made.
A day after the Constitutional Court (MK) declared the lawsuit over Vice President Gibran’s educational requirements inadmissible, political reactions have begun to emerge, according to CNN Indonesia, detik, IDN Times, Tirto and Sindonews. PKB’s Eka Widodo, a member of House of Representatives (DPR) Commission II, proposed a special committee (pansus) to follow up on the Court’s findings and raised the possibility of impeachment, detik said. PDIP, through Komarudin Watubun, suggested Gibran resign voluntarily, while PDIP’s Deddy Sitorus judged that Gibran’s candidacy had not met the requirements from the start.
Other parties were more cautious. Golkar said impeachment depends on a consensus among political party leaders, Demokrat respects the ruling and has not discussed a parliamentary inquiry (hak angket), and Berandasulsel wrote that Gerindra asked for the controversy to be stopped. IDN Times noted that PKB has not decided anything on a pansus. Tirto explained that impeaching a vice president requires the support of two-thirds of parliament, so the proposal is still far from an official process.
Experts quoted by Hukumonline and UMY warned that the Court’s findings sit in the reasoning, not the operative part, so the ruling does not automatically mean Gibran’s candidacy is invalid. DailyDrop has not seen an official statement from Gibran or the Palace during this edition’s coverage period.