[9][10][11][12] In August 2012, PPM accused the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP, the main opposition party) of pressuring the United Nations Human Rights Committee, and called the 2012 Maldives report of the UN organ "serious and concerning", alleging that the UN called to allow same-sex rights and religious freedom in the Maldives.

In 2018, incumbent President Abdulla Yameen lost the elections to opposition candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.

[17] Former president and leader of the party Abdulla Yameen was sentenced to five years in prison in November 2019 for money laundering.

[21] Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, mayor of Malé City, decided to compete to the Elections on the behalf of People's National Congress.

On 30 September 2023, Muizzu won the second-round runoff of the Maldives presidential election, beating incumbent president, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, with 54% of the vote.

[22] The internal strife within the PPM-PNC coalition reached a breaking point on Thursday, barely a week into incumbent President Mohamed Muizzu’s term.

[24] The proprietor of the building that presently accommodates the primary political hub of PPM has instructed the party to evacuate the premises.