The party is part of the faction called "modernist right", "moderate reformists" and "technocrats" that draws from upper-level bureaucrats, industrialists and managers. It deals with a platform on modernization and economic growth rather than social justice, along with the
Executives of Construction Party and the
Islamic Labour Party. The party has been allied with
Popular Coalition of Reforms in parliamentary elections and has had good relations with both
Mohammad Khatami’s
reform program and
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. Some sources branded them as part of the
conservative camp in the 2000s or
reformists under the leadership of
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. In 2003, the party's spokesperson wrote in
Hamshahri, a major Iranian newspaper, that the party regards itself among "true reformists", who are idealists, considering "social realities" interpreted with the "principle of moderation". According to
Ali Afshari, the party prioritizes economic expansion and follows
free market policies, however a minority faction represented by members, such as
Bagher Nobakht, advocate
institutionalized economy and maintain that the government should interfere to regulate markets to a limited extent. They support limited political and cultural transformations, and believe political activism should only be within the frameworks of
the constitution. The party also embraces
Velâyat-e Faqih. ==Presidential candidates==