The party was founded in February 1955 through the merger of the Democratic Movement for National Liberation (HADITU) and six splinter organizations (including HADITU-Revolutionary Tendency, an-Najm al-Ahmar, an-Nuah and Communist Vanguard).
[1] The Unified Egyptian Communist Party was largely supportive of the government of Gamal Abdul Nasser.
Furthermore, ar-Raya criticized Curiel's role in the Unified Egyptian Communist Party, branding it a direct continuation of the old HADITU.
[3] The party favoured a peaceful settlement of the conflict with Israel, but were largely supportive of the anti-imperialist positions of Nasser.
Whilst expressing criticisms regarding limitations on democratic freedoms in Egypt, the party subordinated these demands for the sake of constructing anti-imperialist unity.