But there is no evidence of a break in the conservative alliance that has dominated Congress for the past quarter century.
A conservative alliance won a huge majority in the legislative elections of March 1993.
The conservative alliance's victory was also seen as a rejection of socialism.
The Conservative Alliance also appeared to be divided at the top level.
If disappointed, they could abandon the conservative alliance in regional elections scheduled on May 6.
As of 2005, he was assistant general secretary of the Conservative Alliance.
Her major competition, the conservative Islamic Democratic Alliance, had 54.
Larijani was considered the most important presidential candidate of the conservative alliance for the 2005 presidential elections.
Following the coup, he switched his allegiance to the Conservative Alliance, but failed to win re-election in the 2001 election.
Ironically, the reformist alliance considered him as a possible candidate of theirs more than the conservative alliance.