# @vicenews on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C3bEkHKOQ4w
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/34448790-vicenews-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/bad2b249d1.jpg
- **Posted:** 2024-02-16T21:12:03.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** VICE News (@vicenews) — https://gondola.cc/vicenews

## Caption

A former military general with a bloody past, now nicknamed “cuddly grandpa” is poised to become Indonesia’s next leader on his third attempt at running for office—with the help of a huge social media rebrand.

Indonesia’s voting base skews younger. About 52% of registered voters under 40 and a third are under 30, which ensured that candidates made “a concerted effort to target them through social media campaigns.”

72-year-old Prabowo Subianto—accused of kidnapping protestors in the 90s and once known for his “hot temper,” has amassed over 11 million followers on TikTok and Instagram. His supporters who gush over his videos now call him “gemoy”—a moniker for all things cuddly and adorable and refer to themselves as the “gemoy squad”

Prabowo once served as the Lieutenant General under dictator Suharto, whose rule ended in 1998. He also happened to be his son-in-law. #indonesia #prabowo #asia #politics #tiktok

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prabowo, asia, indonesia, politics, tiktok

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