印度尼西亚副总统周四辞职，此前法院裁决质疑其学历资格，引发外界对其任职资格的质疑日益加剧。
Indonesia’s vice president resigned Thursday as questions grew over his eligibility for the office after recent court rulings disputed his educational credentials.
现年39岁的吉布兰·拉卡布明·拉卡（Gibran Rakabuming Raka）是前总统佐科·维多多（Joko Widodo）之子，他在首都雅加达的议会大楼向国家最高立法机构人民协商会议领导层递交了辞呈。拉卡离开会议室时未发表评论。
Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the 39-year-old son of former President Joko Widodo, submitted his resignation to the leadership of the People’s Consultative Assembly, the country’s highest legislative body, at the parliament building in the capital, Jakarta. Raka did not comment as he left the meeting.
“公职中总会有政治动态，这很正常，”他的父亲维多多在家乡梭罗对记者说，并补充称他已提醒儿子政治职位是暂时的。
“There will always be political dynamics in public office, that’s normal,” his father, Widodo, told reporters from his hometown in Solo, adding that he had reminded his son that political positions are temporary.
他说：“我们将继续支持普拉博沃总统的政府，特别是服务于广大民众利益的项目。”学历资格调查显然与针对高级警官涉嫌窃听总统的调查无关。根据印度尼西亚宪法，副总统职位出缺不会触发新的选举。
“We will continue to support President Prabowo’s government, especially programs that serve the interests of the broader public,” he said. The academic credentials investigation was apparently not related to investigations into allegations that top police officials had been involved in wiretapping targeting the president. Under Indonesia’s Constitution, a vice presidential vacancy does not trigger a new election.
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。
The office remains vacant until the People’s Consultative Assembly elects a replacement from two candidates nominated by the president within 60 days.
拉卡周二在与总统普拉博沃·苏比安托（Prabowo Subianto）会晤时曾提出辞职，表示希望避免长期的政治争议。
Raka had offered to resign Tuesday during a meeting with President Prabowo Subianto, saying he wanted to avoid a prolonged political controversy.
但一位内阁部长称，当时总统敦促拉卡为自己辩护，目前尚不清楚总统是否接受了他的辞职提议。
But a Cabinet minister said the president urged Raka at the time to defend himself and it wasn’t clear if he accepted the resignation offer.
宪法法院和最高法院上月裁定，拉卡提交的海外学历文件不符合竞选要求。
The Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court ruled last month that the documents Raka submitted regarding his overseas education didn’t meet election requirements.
随后，来自八个政党的120名议员周三向众议院领导层提交请愿书，启动了可能导致其弹劾的议会程序。
A subsequent petition, submitted Wednesday to the House leadership by 120 lawmakers from eight political parties, began a parliamentary process that could have led to his impeachment.
推动弹劾他的动力主要来自长期存在的指控，即吉布兰的候选人资格是由宪法法院的一项裁决所赋予的，批评者认为该裁决存在利益冲突，并显示出政治问责薄弱和世袭特权的证据。
The push for his impeachment was driven largely by long-running allegations that Gibran’s candidacy was enabled by a Constitutional Court ruling that critics see as a conflict of interest and evidence of weak political accountability and dynastic privilege.
在普拉博沃于2024年大选中选择他作为竞选搭档之前，拉卡不符合副总统候选人年满40周岁的年龄要求。
Before Prabowo chose him as his running mate for the 2024 election, Raka did not meet the age requirement of 40 for vice presidential candidates.
但法院于2023年10月作出的有争议裁决开设了一项例外，允许曾担任或当选过地方领导人的人士以较年轻的年龄参选。
But the court’s controversial ruling in October 2023 carved an exception allowing those who served or had been elected as regional leaders to run at a younger age.
根据印度尼西亚选举法，总统或副总统候选人必须完成高中或同等学历教育。
Under Indonesian election law, a presidential or vice-presidential candidate must have completed senior high school or an equivalent level of education.
由于吉布兰是在海外完成中等教育，因此他需要提供文件证明其学历相当于印度尼西亚高中文凭。
Because Gibran completed his secondary education overseas, he was required to provide documents showing that his qualifications were equivalent to an Indonesian high school diploma.
自独裁者苏哈托倒台、该国1998年开启民主改革以来，拉卡是首位在任期届满前辞职的印度尼西亚副总统。
Raka was the first Indonesian vice president to resign before the end of a term since the fall of dictator Suharto and the start of the country’s democratic reforms in 1998.
议长艾哈迈德·穆扎尼表示，议会领导人将立即召开会议，启动选举继任者的程序。
Parliamentary leaders would convene immediately to begin the process for selecting a replacement, Speaker Ahmad Muzani said.
穆扎尼对记者说：“我们请求全体印尼民众祈祷和支持，以便这一民主进程能够顺利进行，并成为我们宪法体系中一个建设性的新先例。”
“We ask for the prayers and support of all Indonesians so that this democratic process can proceed smoothly and serve as a constructive new precedent in our constitutional system,” Muzani told reporters.