Under the regimes of Presidents Anwar Sadat and Hosni Mubarak the new Communist Party faced state repression and was barred from running in elections.

[3] In the years leading up to the 2011 uprising, the ECP, along with other leftist political organizations, faced many challenges, including government repression, internal divisions, and lack of popular support.

He also recounted that in previous decades the party members had been repeatedly repressed and falsely accused of criminal activity and atheism.

[8] The party also maintains ties with Vietnam, as members of the ECP met with a reporter at the Communist Review in late 2022.

[10] The ECP also signed a letter along with other leftist parties from across the globe to address their concerns with the developments in Iran since December 2022.