"이게 진짜 우연의 일치라고?" 호남서도 '동일 득표' 논란..해명에도 "선관위 못 믿겠다" 신뢰 바닥 (자막뉴스) / SBS

Controversy has arisen over the fact that the vote counts for major candidates in the early voting for the June 3 local elections were identical across approximately 10 different polling stations nationwide, including in Incheon and the Honam region. According to the results of the early voting count in Songdo 1-dong and Songdo 2-dong, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, then-Democratic Party candidate for Incheon Mayor Park Chan-dae received 3,030 votes in both locations, while People Power Party candidate Yoo Jeong-bok received an identical 1,440 votes. This phenomenon of identical vote counts for two candidates was observed extensively not only in Incheon but also in the Honam region. Democratic Party candidate Min Hyung-bae and People Power Party candidate Lee Jung-hyun, who ran for the first integrated Jeonnam-Gwangju Special City Mayor, received identical numbers in the early voting held in Songjeong 1-dong, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, and Geumsan-myeon, Goheung-gun, Jeonnam; Candidate Min received 1,401 votes in both locations, while Candidate Lee received 120 votes in both. In the Gwangju and Jeonnam regions alone, including Sinan and Yeosu, identical vote counts were recorded at early voting stations in 10 locations. The People Power Party, including defeated candidate Yoo Jeong-bok, raised suspicions of vote rigging and manipulation, claiming it was "a result that is statistically highly improbable." [Yoo Jeong-bok / People Power Party Candidate for Incheon Mayor (July 7): The early voting numbers within the district showed identical results of 3,030 to 1,440 votes, which is a result that is statistically highly improbable.] Candidate Yoo went on to pressure the government and the National Election Commission, stating, "Citizens and the media are raising questions," and demanded that "the government and the National Election Commission must actively clarify the matter using objective data." As the controversy escalated, the National Election Commissions of Incheon and Jeonnam dismissed the possibility of manipulation, calling it a "coincidence." They explained that this falls within the statistically plausible range for regions with similar numbers of voters and voting volumes. In particular, regarding Incheon Songdo 1-dong and 2-dong, the Commission explained that the votes were tallied independently using different sorting machines and personnel. They clarified that while the initial machine sorting results differed, the figures ultimately matched simply because unclassified ballots were manually tallied. They added that there are distinct differences regarding the total number of registered voters, the number of votes for third-party candidates, and invalid votes. However, voter distrust regarding the identical vote count controversy has reached its peak, compounded by controversies over poor election management, such as voting delays at 140 polling stations nationwide due to ballot shortages on the day of the main election. Criticism is mounting from within and outside the political sphere that the National Election Commission must resolve voters' doubts by disclosing relevant data and the vote counting process more transparently. (Reporting: Lee Hyun-young / Video Editing: Kim Na-on / Design: Yuk Do-hyun / Production: Digital News Department) #SBSNews #News #Realtime Copyright Ⓒ SBS. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction, redistribution, and use for AI learning are prohibited.