Former president Mohamed Nasheed has claimed that the PNC took action against Nazim due to his alleged coordination with 23 other legislators to propose an impeachment motion against President Muizzu. PNC has strongly refuted these allegations, asserting that its parliamentary faction stays united in backing the government.

Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, the former president, has indicated that a segment of the PNC might be getting ready to split off and challenge the current administration. Comparable assertions have been reiterated by the political coalition consisting of former president Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayyoom and two ex-leaders of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP). Nasheed has consistently implied that the existing government may be toppled before the year's end, a notion recently reiterated by Solih.

Internal conflicts within the PNC also emerged during the election of Saleem as Deputy Speaker, with claims that certain PNC legislators might have cast their votes for the MDP candidate.

Out of 74 lawmakers who voted, Saleem received 62 votes. MDP’s candidate for Vaikaradhoo MP, Hussain Ziyad, secured 10 votes, while two votes were marked as invalid. Since only eight MDP members attended the meeting, and there were no representatives from the Jumhooree Party, Maldives National Party, or Maldives Development Alliance, it seems that at least two members who are not from the MDP voted for Ziyad. The two invalid votes have heightened speculation among lawmakers, although the PNC has remained silent on the issue.