TOKYO -- When Prabowo Subianto wanted to soften his image among young Indonesian voters, his campaign team brought out a smiling face: a cartoonish digital version of himself.
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TOKYO -- When Prabowo Subianto wanted to soften his image among young Indonesian voters, his campaign team brought out a smiling face: a cartoonish digital version of himself.