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    "abstract": "We explore the statistical laws behind the plurality voting system by\ninvestigating the election results for mayor held in Brazil in 2004. Our\nanalysis indicate that the vote partition among mayor candidates of the same\ncity tends to be \"polarized\" between two candidates, a phenomenon that can be\nclosely described by means of a simple fragmentation model. Complex concepts\nlike \"government continuity\" and \"useful vote\" can be identified and even\nstatistically quantified through our approach.",
    "arxiv_id": "physics/0603271",
    "authors": [
      "Luis E. Araripe",
      "Raimundo N. Costa Filho",
      "Hans J. Herrmann",
      "Jose S. Andrade Jr"
    ],
    "categories": [
      "physics.soc-ph",
      "physics.comp-ph"
    ],
    "doi": "10.1142/S0129183106010200",
    "title": "Plurality Voting: the statistical laws of democracy in Brazil",
    "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0603271"
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