It has been more than a year since President Hassan Rouhani’s administration came to power and now there is more talk than ever before about forming a moderate pro-administration faction in the parliament. This issue has become more serious following the events of the last few months, including the science minister's impeachment. Rouhani’s fourth nomination for science minister failed to receive a vote of confidence from parliament and there has been constant questioning and summoning of different members of Rouhani’s Cabinet.
It appears that whenever there is tension between the parliament and the administration, certain parliament members remind the administration that such a parliamentary faction is needed. But it also appears that serious opposition has prevented the moderate faction from forming. In addition to people like House Speaker Ali Larijani and Ahmad Tavakoli, an influential Principlist parliamentarian, even some who have close ties with the Reformists, such as Kamal Pirmoazen, oppose the idea of forming such a faction.