[2] The elections demonstrated a voter apathy among the urban citizens,[3] as a result of public disappointment with reformists[2] and constant political infighting which led to the dissolution of the reformist-dominated City Council of Tehran.

[5] Disqualifications were minimal and below the 10%, to the extent that the banned Freedom Movement of Iran and Nationalist–Religious activists secured a few candidates as independents.

[6] In the early 2000s, main camp of Principlists started lights-off works to take the power from Reformists.

They established an umbrella organization for 2003 elections under the name of Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran.

Tehran's election campaign of Builders headed by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.