Kim Moon-soo, the People Power Party candidate for the presidential election, proposed on the 7th to meet with independent candidate Han Duck-soo on the 8th to continue discussions on candidate unification.
On the 8th, Han's camp, which was preparing to visit the birthplace of former President Park Chung-hee, meet the Chilgok halmae, and hold a business meeting with corporations in the Daegu Third Industrial Complex, stated that they would do their best to adjust the schedule.
In a statement, Kim noted, "To keep the spark of unification discussions alive, I propose an additional meeting with candidate Han Duck-soo tomorrow."
Lee Jung-hyun, spokesperson for Han Duck-soo's camp, said, "After politely seeking understanding from those who had previously scheduled appointments, we will adjust our existing schedule as much as possible and meet with candidate Kim as time allows."
Earlier, the two attempted to negotiate candidate unification during a 1 hour and 15-minute private meeting at a restaurant in Jongno-gu, Seoul, but they failed to reach an agreement.
After their meeting that day, Kim told reporters, "(Han, the independent candidate) just kept repeating that he would do as the party says, and there was no meaningful progress. I find that disappointing."
He continued, "When I asked if there was a need to meet again, he said there was no need and that he had entrusted everything to the party, stating that the content from the press conference earlier in the day was all there was," adding, "if we don't unify by the 11th, I won't register as a candidate. He also mentioned that he has no intention of running as an independent."