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But the London Mayor - who defected from Labour to form a party of one when he ran for the capital's top job - cannot help but pop up on the conference fringe.
BBC: Livingstone out on the fringe
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Anwar's former political secretary Mohamad Ezam Noor, back from exile in Indonesia, has been trying to shape the reformasi movement into a cohesive political force - though whether the authorities will allow him to form a party remains to be seen.
CNN: FIGHTING WORDS
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He said it was unlikely that he would be joining the Alliance party but said that he might form a new party.
BBC: Basil McCrea