Oh Se-hoon, the mayor of Seoul, was identified as the first among the presidential contenders in his party to meet former Daegu Mayor Hong Joon-pyo on the 15th.
It has been three days since Mayor Oh declared he would not run for president. Mayor Oh said during his announcement, "I will dedicate myself to the re-creation of the regime."
Mayor Oh is known to have received continuous love calls from internal presidential contenders since his announcement of not running.
On the morning of the 16th, Mayor Oh will have breakfast with former Minister of Employment and Labor Kim Moon-soo and will meet with lawmakers Na Kyung-won and Ahn Cheol-soo in succession.
A representative from former Mayor Hong's side noted, "Starting from around 7 p.m. that day, key figures from Hong's camp, including Hong himself, are having dinner with Mayor Oh at the mayor's residence."