Many of the party's stalwarts are at odds with the reformist wing led by President Benjedid.
Hardliners were in the main returned, to outnumber easily members of the PL's reformist wing.
They pointed out that the French union already had a considerable reformist wing.
He was re-elected as secretary general for a three year period, defeating Henry Ruiz the leader of the reformist wing of the party.
He was a member of the Baath party, being part of the reformist wing.
In particular, he is recognized for his ability to mediate between the conservative and reformist wings of the Church.
In 1819, Russell embraced the cause of parliamentary reform, and led the more reformist wing of the Whigs throughout the 1820s.
While the differences had been evident for decades, World War I proved the issue that finally divided the revolutionary and reformist wings of the workers' movement.
Meanwhile, the reformist wing of the party, the New Kuomintang Alliance, became increasingly active.
Jebali is considered a proponent of the reformist wing of his party.