印尼副总统因高中文凭丑闻辞职，国会议长称，这给因经济、腐败和野火问题面临广泛不满的政府增添了压力。
Indonesia’s vice president has resigned in the midst of a scandal over his high school diploma, the head of parliament says, adding to pressure on a government facing widespread dissatisfaction over the economy, corruption and wildfires.
人民协商会议议长向记者表示，吉布兰·拉卡布明·拉卡已于周四向总统普拉博沃·苏比安托和议会提交辞呈。吉布兰是前总统佐科·维多多的长子，普拉博沃的直接前任。
Gibran Rakabuming Raka submitted his resignation to President Prabowo Subianto and parliament on Thursday, the speaker of the People’s Consultative Assembly told reporters. Gibran is the eldest son of former President Joko Widodo, Prabowo’s immediate predecessor.
这位39岁的副总统在任职两年后离职，其五年任期尚未过半，此前法院裁决对其学历资质提出质疑，导致其资格受到越来越多质疑。
39-year-old left office after serving two years of his five-year term as questions grew over his eligibility after recent court rulings disputed his educational credentials.
根据印尼宪法，副总统职位出缺不会触发新的选举。该职位将保持空缺，直到人民协商会议从总统提名的两名候选人中选出继任者，期限为60天内。
Under Indonesia’s Constitution, a vice presidential vacancy does not trigger a new election. The office remains vacant until the People’s Consultative Assembly elects a replacement from two candidates nominated by the president within 60 days.
吉布兰周二在与总统会晤时曾提出辞职，表示希望避免长期的政治争议。
Gibran had offered to resign on Tuesday during a meeting with the president, saying he wanted to avoid a prolonged political controversy.
但一位内阁部长称，普拉博沃当时敦促吉布兰为自己辩护，目前不清楚他是否已接受辞职提议。
But a cabinet minister said Prabowo urged Gibran at the time to defend himself, and it wasn’t clear whether he had accepted the resignation offer.
除在官方活动中代表总统以及总统丧失行为能力时接任外，印尼副总统没有多少宪法赋予的明确职权。
Indonesia’s vice president does not have many constitutionally defined powers apart from acting as the president’s representative at official events and taking over if his boss is incapacitated.
宪法法院和最高法院上月裁定，吉布兰提交的海外学历文件不符合竞选要求。批评者指控他从未获得过高中文凭。
The Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court ruled last month that the documents Gibran submitted regarding his overseas education did not meet election requirements. His critics have accused him of never receiving a high school diploma.
120名来自八个政党的议员周三向众议院领导层提交请愿书，启动了可能导致吉布兰被弹劾的议会程序。
A subsequent petition submitted on Wednesday to the leaders of the House of Representatives by 120 lawmakers from eight political parties began a parliamentary process that could lead to Gibran’s impeachment.
根据印尼法律，众议院领导人必须成立一个特别委员会，审查吉布兰是否因涉嫌不符合竞选资格却担任副总统而违反了宪法。
Under Indonesian law, House leaders must establish a special committee to examine whether Gibran has violated the constitution by serving as vice president despite allegedly failing to meet election requirements.
如果议员们认定指控有充分依据，众议院必须请求宪法法院裁定是否发生了违宪行为。
If lawmakers determine there is sufficient basis for the accusation, the House must ask the Constitutional Court to rule on whether a constitutional violation has occurred.
吉布兰的倒台之际，成千上万的抗议者在最近几周走上街头，抗议经济困境、腐败、感知到的威权主义，以及政府对持续数月、释放有毒烟雾导致数千人患病的毁灭性野火的应对。
Gibran’s downfall comes as thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in recent weeks to protest economic hardship, corruption, perceived authoritarianism and the government’s handling of months of devastating wildfires emitting a toxic haze that has made thousands of people ill.
这也发生在针对最高警官涉嫌窃听总统的调查之中。学历资质调查显然与窃听丑闻无关。
It also comes amid investigations into allegations that top police officials were involved in wiretapping targeting the president. The academic credentials investigation was apparently not related to the wiretapping scandal.