Why were political parties abolished under Gamal Abdel Nasser’s rule?

Following the 1952 coup d’état led by the Free Officers, the new ruling junta under Gamal Abdel Nasser abolished all political parties that had operated under the monarchy.12

This action was part of a broader effort to consolidate power and restructure the Egyptian state into a socialist republic. By eliminating existing parties, the regime sought to centralize political life and replace the previous pluralistic system with a state-controlled framework. To facilitate this, the government established the National Union in 1957, which was later succeeded by the Arab Socialist Union (ASU) in 1962. The ASU served as the sole vehicle for popular participation and representation, effectively dominating Egyptian political life for the next 15 years.1324