Maldives Democratic Party (MDP) President and Speaker of Parliament Mohamed Nasheed on Sunday announced his candidacy for the MDP Presidential Primary for 2023.

In a tweet announcing his candidacy, Nasheed appealed to all the members of MDP to vote for him in the primary.

Nasheed's announcement for candidacy came immediately after the party had announced to hold its Presidential Primary on January 28th, where the party will decide on a candidate to contest at the 2023 Presidential Election.

An announcement released by the party on Sunday read that while applications are now open to compete in the party primary, the deadline for submission is by December 24th, at 4:00pm. It further added that candidates will have to submit support forms from 500 party members.

While Nasheed has announced his candidacy, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has expressed his interest in running for a second term, also confirming his decision to compete in MDP’s primary.