The variable of electoral risk and its potential implications for voting behavior in the Libyan presidential elections of December 24: A study from the perspective of rational choice theory.

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  • Hussein Yousef Al-Qatrani Department of Political Science - Faculty of Economics - University of Benghazi - Libya Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54172/c4p64b91

Keywords:

Electoral Risk Variable, Voting Behavior in the Libyan Presidential Elections of December 24, Rational Choice Theory

Abstract

The application of rational choice theory in politics is close to reality; 
Because the idea of (public interest) is an unclear concept, and may be 
mixed with the interest of policy practitioners, but the normative (ethical) 
criticism of the rational choice theory is based on its fulcrum in the analysis 
on the individual, and that the action is moral when it is rational and the 
trade-offs are based on the calculations. The last criticism is that the 
components of human action are not only rational, but that the individual -
as many philosophers and scientists have said - is a mixture of rationality 
and irrationality With regard to the Libyan presidential elections. 

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2026-07-11

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The variable of electoral risk and its potential implications for voting behavior in the Libyan presidential elections of December 24: A study from the perspective of rational choice theory. (2026). Al-Mukhtar Journal of Economic Sciences, 9(01), 14-28. https://doi.org/10.54172/c4p64b91

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