 ▲ 나경원 국회의원(국민의힘, 서울 동작을) © 이제항 선임기자 |
브레이크뉴스 이제항 선임기자/시인 = 국민의힘 나경원 국회의원이 중앙선거관리위원회의 전산 조작 및 부실 관리 의혹을 강력히 비판하며 사전투표제 폐지와 특검 수사 대상 확대 등 전면적인 선거제도 개혁을 요구하고 나섰다.
나경원 의원(국민의힘, 서울 동작을)은 최근 자신의 SNS를 통해 “선관위가 한 것은 선거 관리가 아닌 전산 조작이자 주권 도둑질이었다”며 말문을 열었다. 나경원 의원은 “선관위 직원들이 실시간 투표율 숫자를 맞추기 위해 전산 시스템 데이터를 임의로 쪼개고 덧붙여 조작했다고 한다”며, “‘윗선에 보고하지 말고 숫자 맞추자’며 공모한 메신저 대화까지 포착됐다”고 지적했다.
이어 나 의원은 “이것이 사실이라면 이는 단순한 기계적 오류가 아닌 의도적인 전산 조작이자 조직적 범죄”라고 비판했다. 또한 “국정조사에서 밝혀진 서울 310개 투표소의 653건 중복 투표에 더해 송파구 개표소 104곳은 아직 열어보지도 않은 수치”라며, “서울이 이 지경인데 전국적으로 얼마나 많은 가짜 표와 왜곡된 데이터가 투표함에 쏟아졌을지 가늠조차 되지 않는다”고 주장했다.
그러면서 나 의원은 “투표율 전산 조작에 대규모 중복 투표까지 더해져 선관위의 시스템은 이미 완벽히 무너졌다”며, “항간에 초등학교 반장 선거도 이렇게는 안 한다고 하는데, 선관위의 선거관리를 초등학교 반장선거에 빗대는 것은 오히려 초등학생에 대한 모욕”이라고 일갈했다.
아울러 나 의원은 정치권의 대응 방식에 대해서도 날을 세웠다. “그동안 선관위의 총체적 부정부패를 지적할 때마다 음모론이라 매도하며 방패막이를 자처했던 세력이 누구인가”라며, “썩어빠진 토양을 방조하고 무너진 선거시스템을 방치한 자들이 특검 추천에 관여하는 일이 있어서는 안 된다”고 강조했다.
이어 “범죄의 방조자가 수사관을 고를 수는 없는 노릇”이라며 “민주당은 특검 추천에서 완전히 손을 떼야 한다”고 촉구했다. 또한 “야당이 주도하는 '새로운 특검법'에 즉각 합의하는 것만이 주권을 도둑맞은 국민과 선관위 부정부패에 맞서 싸워온 국민들에 대한 최소한의 사죄”라고 목소리를 높였다.
나 의원은 철저한 진상 규명을 위한 구체적인 수사 방향도 제시했다. 나 의원은 “즉각 중앙선관위 서버 전체를 압수수색하고 접속 및 수정 기록 로그, 나아가 과거 선거의 전산 기록까지 낱낱이 해부해야 한다”며, “선관위 국정조사를 연장하고 성역 없는 특검 수사 대상을 ‘선관위 전산 조작 및 서버 검증’으로 대폭 확대해야 한다”고 주문했다.
끝으로 선거제도의 근본적 체질 개선을 요구하며 대안을 내놓았다. 나 의원은 “부패한 선거시스템은 고쳐 쓸 수 없으며 뿌리째 뽑아내야 한다”면서, “불신과 조작의 온상이 된 사전투표제도를 전면 폐지해야 한다”고 주장했다.
한편, 나 의원은 “투표율 제고가 목적이라면 본투표를 이틀 동안 실시하고 현장개표를 도입하도록 해야 한다”고 강조했다. 덧붙여 “선거 당락 영향 여부와 무관하게 이러한 조작과 부정부패가 적발되면 즉각 재선거가 가능하도록 제도를 개선해야 한다”며, “‘결과에 영향이 없다’는 오만한 핑계로 범죄에 면죄부를 주는 악습은 확실히 끊어내야 한다”고 되짚었다.
이번 나경원 의원의 발언은 단순한 선관위 비판을 넘어 국내 선거제도의 근간을 둘러싼 여야 간 정국 주도권 싸움을 심화시킬 것으로 전망된다. 특히 선관위 서버 전체 압수수색과 특검 수사 대상의 전산 조작 영역 확대 요구는 향후 국회 국정조사 연장 여부 및 특검법 협상 과정에서 핵심 쟁점으로 떠오를 가능성이 높다.
또한, 민주당의 특검 추천 배제 주장과 사전투표제 전면 폐지 논의는 투표권 행사 편의성과 선거 공정성·투명성 확보라는 두 가치가 충돌하는 정치적 분수령이 될 것으로 보인다. 향후 선거 개혁 입법 과정에서 본투표 2일 확대 및 현장개표 도입 등 구체적인 대안을 둘러싼 정당 간 격론이 이어질 것으로 예상된다. hang5247@hanmail.net
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Rep. Na Kyung-won: “NEC’s Computer Manipulation and Theft of Sovereignty… Early Voting Must Be Abolished”
- Condemning allegations of arbitrary manipulation of voter turnout and duplicate voting, and urging a strong response
- Demanding a search and seizure of the National Election Commission’s servers and an expansion of the special prosecutor’s investigation without exceptions
- Proposing the exclusion of the Democratic Party from recommending a special prosecutor, the complete abolition of early voting, and a transition to two days for main voting and on-site vote counting
- Emphasizing fundamental institutional reforms, such as holding a re-election regardless of election results if election fraud is detected
— Lee Je-hang, Senior Reporter/Poet, Break News
People Power Party lawmaker Na Kyung-won has come forward to demand comprehensive electoral system reform, including the abolition of the early voting system and an expansion of the scope of the special prosecutor’s investigation, while strongly criticizing allegations of computer manipulation and negligent management by the National Election Commission.
Rep. Na Kyung-won (People Power Party, Seoul Dongjak-gu) recently opened her remarks on her social media, stating, “What the NEC did was not election management, but computer manipulation and the theft of sovereignty.” Representative Na Kyung-won pointed out, “It is reported that National Election Commission (NEC) employees manipulated computer system data by arbitrarily splitting and pasting it to match real-time voter turnout figures,” adding, “Messenger conversations were even intercepted in which they conspired to ‘match the numbers without reporting to higher-ups.’”
Representative Na continued to criticize, “If this is true, it is not a simple mechanical error but intentional computer manipulation and an organized crime.” She further argued, “This figure includes 653 duplicate votes across 310 polling stations in Seoul revealed during the parliamentary investigation, plus 104 counting stations in Songpa-gu that have not even been opened yet,” stating, “If Seoul is in this state, it is impossible to even estimate how many fake votes and distorted data may have flooded ballot boxes nationwide.”
Representative Na went on to say, “With computerized voter turnout manipulation compounded by massive duplicate voting, the National Election Commission’s system has already completely collapsed.” She sharply criticized the situation, stating, “People say that even elementary school class president elections aren’t conducted this way, so likening the Commission’s election management to an elementary school election is, in fact, an insult to elementary school students.”
Furthermore, Representative Na sharply criticized the political sphere’s response. “Who are the forces that have acted as a shield, dismissing criticisms of conspiracy theories whenever the Commission’s systemic corruption was pointed out?” she asked. She emphasized, “Those who condoned the rotten soil and neglected the collapsed election system must not be involved in the recommendation of a special prosecutor.”
She continued, “An accomplice to a crime cannot choose an investigator,” and urged, “The Democratic Party must completely withdraw from the recommendation of a special prosecutor.” Furthermore, she raised her voice, stating, “Only by immediately agreeing to the ‘new special prosecutor bill’ led by the opposition party can we offer the minimum apology to the people whose sovereignty has been stolen and to those who have fought against corruption within the National Election Commission.”
Representative Na also presented specific directions for the investigation to thoroughly uncover the truth. She demanded, “We must immediately search and seize the entire National Election Commission server and dissect every single log of access and modification records, as well as the computer records of past elections.” She further called for “extending the parliamentary investigation into the Commission and drastically expanding the scope of the special prosecutor’s investigation, which must be conducted without any sacred cows, to include ‘verification of the Commission’s computer manipulation and servers.’”
Finally, she put forward alternatives while demanding a fundamental overhaul of the electoral system. Representative Na argued, “A corrupt election system cannot be fixed and must be uprooted,” asserting that “the early voting system, which has become a hotbed of distrust and manipulation, must be completely abolished.”
Meanwhile, she emphasized, “If the goal is to increase voter turnout, the main voting should be conducted over two days and on-site vote counting should be introduced.” She added, “The system must be improved so that a re-election can be held immediately if such manipulation and corruption are detected, regardless of whether it affects the election outcome,” and pointed out, “We must decisively cut off the bad practice of granting impunity to crimes under the arrogant excuse that ‘it does not affect the result.’”
Representative Na Kyung-won’s remarks are expected to go beyond mere criticism of the National Election Commission and intensify the struggle for political dominance between the ruling and opposition parties over the foundation of the domestic electoral system. In particular, her demands for a full search and seizure of the Commission’s servers and an expansion of the scope of computer manipulation under the special prosecutor’s investigation are highly likely to emerge as key issues in future negotiations regarding the extension of the parliamentary inquiry and the special prosecutor bill.
Furthermore, the Democratic Party’s insistence on excluding the recommendation of a special prosecutor and discussions on the complete abolition of the early voting system are expected to become a political watershed moment where the two values of convenience in exercising voting rights and securing electoral fairness and transparency clash. Intense debates among political parties are expected to continue during the upcoming legislative process for election reform regarding specific alternatives, such as extending the main voting period to two days and introducing on-site vote counting. hang5247@hanmail.net
