It was opposed to the Polish United Workers' Party and specifically its leader Władysław Gomułka.
It upheld Joseph Stalin against Nikita Khrushchev's criticisms at the 20th Party Congress, instead favoring Maoism and a more hardline stance against the Catholic clergy, which was opposed by Gomułka.
Mijal declared himself Secretary General of the "Temporary Central Committee of the Communist Party of Poland" and took control of Radio Tirana's Polish wing.
Among other prominent members were other Polish communists removed by Gomułka from positions of power such as Hilary Chełchowski and Władysław Dworakowski.
With the Sino-Albanian split in 1978, Mijal had a conflict with Enver Hoxha and moved to China in 1978.