This election was a victory of the moderate faction.

This was the third election where the moderate faction controlled the party.

Finally, the state Republican party split for the election of 1872 between Radical and moderate factions.

Tensions between the moderate and radical factions continued to build until February 14, 1885.

Two years ago, he helped to found the Democrats, a moderate faction on the left.

The moderate faction comes in for criticism, as well.

Since 1987 the moderate faction of the party has held the leading positions.

However, a more moderate faction led by Pausanias gained the upper hand.

The moderate factions favored letting Annadurai and the government to deal with the situation.

The moderate and conservative Republican factions usually opposed the radicals, but they were not well organized.