Prabowo Subiantos announcement that he will run as Gerindras presidential candidate in 2019 can be seen from two points of view. First, the declaration reopened old wounds that had not yet healed: Prabowo is responsible for a number of past human rights violations, including the kidnapping of 1998 activists.

Secondly, however controversial, Prabowo does have political rights paired with substantial opportunity. He also leads Gerindra, which won