Political competition is removed as a legal channel: With parties dissolved and assets seized, organised opposition loses formal structures for mobilisation, fundraising, and candidate selection.

State control over political resources increases: Transferring party assets to the state consolidates administrative and financial leverage with the junta.

Security narrative is being used to justify governance changes: The decree is framed alongside the government’s campaign against dissent and its fight against al-Qaeda- and ISIL-linked insurgencies.