Abstract. This paper presents a model of multiparty competition when extraneous considerations unobservable to the parties influence voters' behavior. This leads political parties to model voters' preferences by means ofprobabilistic choice rules. The equilibrium analysis for 2 .... ,6 parties is provided and compared to the outcomes of the standard (certainty) model.
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