http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/1a71b0bf2c0b8d75 https://verfassungsblog.de/egypt-parliamentary-elections/ Sins of the Fathers - Military Service as a Disqualification Technique Elbasyouny, Ahmed eng 2026-01-26 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Egypt elections military service Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 Egypt’s most chaotic election produced not only allegations of fraud, but a subtle and consequential judicial shift: military service was recast as a condition of political eligibility. A discretionary administrative exclusion was turned into a permanent bar from office, with far-reaching effects for opposition candidates and democratic representation. Through technical legal reasoning rather than overt repression, courts reshape electoral competition and redistribute political power.