7 October 2026

Indonesia's VP likely didn't finish high school and it could cost him his job

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Indonesia's VP likely didn't finish high school and it could cost him his job

Indonesia's Constitutional Court has refused to disqualify Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka over questions about his educational history, but experts say he could be impeached anyway.

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