<![CDATA[Abstract The phenomenon of identity politics in Indonesian elections demonstrates that political identity functions not merely as a social attribute but as an instrument of power construction that shapes legitimacy, perceptions of justice, and public acceptance of state policy. This article focuses on the dynamics surrounding the reinterpretation of Article 169 letter q of the Election Law, concerning the minimum age of presidential and vice-presidential candidates, through a decision of the Constitutional Court, an interpretive shift that gave rise to public debate and a polarised perception of political justice. The study aims to analyse how the framing of identity politics within digital space contributes to shaping public perceptions of electoral justice, viewed through the lens of the sociology of law. The study employs a normative juridical method, drawing on legislation, identity-politics theory, scholarly literature, and analysis of the relevant court decision. The findings show that social media functions as a significant disseminator of identity construction, ultimately shaping legal legitimacy and public perception of the neutrality of electoral norms. The article concludes that identity politics functions as a decisive instrument in shaping public opinion and the interpretation of substantive electoral justice, such that legal analysis of election law cannot be separated from its socio-political context and from the contemporary dynamics of identity construction, while cautioning that the framing evidence examined here documents a widely held public perception rather than establishing, as a matter of constitutional doctrine, that the Constitutional Court's decision was itself improperly motivated.]]>
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