The leader of the Maldives National Party (MNP) - Colonel (Retired) Mohamed Nazim of Dhangethi, was given the presidential ticket after no other contenders expressed interest in challenging him for office. 

MNP began accepting applications on December 1st for its primary for the 2023 presidential elections.  According to MNP,  The cutoff time for the application was till Wednesday 2:00 pm.  However, there were no additional applicants for the primary. 

MNP has recently declared itself as an opposition party to keep the administration responsible and MNP's national executive council determined at its inaugural meeting last month.