Park Geun-hye (R), the presidential contender of the ruling Saenuri Party, shakes hands with independent hopeful Ahn Cheol-soo as they meet during an event for members of the fishing industry in Seoul on Nov. 6, 2012. The meeting came hours before Ahn was scheduled to hold talks with Moon Jae-in (not pictured) of the main opposition Democratic United Party to agree on a single candidate to compete against Park in the Dec. 19 presidential election. (Yonhap)