Egyptian elections sans votes from the military and police force

Did you know that soldiers and the police are not given the right to cast their votes in Egyptian elections?   Unbelievable!  These are the kind of democracies the West funds and supports ... go figure!!
No wonder the islamist parties win.   I wonder if the same is the norm in all other muslim countries.

Amr El Shobaki writing at CarnegieEndowment:
The perils of givng Egypt's Military the vote.   Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court recently issued its verdict on the parliamentary elections law, ruling that not granting military personnel the right to vote would contravene the constitution. This decision was referred to the court by the Shura Council, the acting legislative body since the dissolution of the People’s Assembly, as part of the constitutionally mandated system of oversight. The court struck down other articles in the parliamentary elections law as well, taking issue with both the electoral districting system and the lack of a ban on religious propaganda during election campaigns. But it is the military ruling that is most problematic. 

In a democratic system, military personnel are allowed to vote in elections but are either banned or discouraged from being members of political parties. This is the case in many countries around the world. Yet in Arab states, especially ones undergoing democratic transitions, the line between voting and party support can be very blurry.

Although the Supreme Constitutional Court’s ruling was made in accordance with the principles of democracy, military personnel should not be granted the right to vote until the country’s transitional phase has come to a close. The complications and challenges that accompany the process of democratic transformation in Egypt necessitate such a course........

........Some believe that the majority of police and military personnel will choose civilian rather than strongmen candidates and, accordingly, have supported the court’s decision. 

In contrast, nearly all Islamist leaders and parties are opposed to the idea of allowing military personnel to vote. The Muslim Brotherhood and its allied Islamist parties opposed the court’s decision as a result of their belief that police and military personnel will vote against them. Their decision to reject the verdict, therefore, was based largely on short-term political calculations. 

But there are clearly deeper reasons to oppose such a move as well. ...........