The Condorcet voting paradox is that democratic outcomes do not always obey which of the following properties
A)homogeneity of preferences
B)concavity of preferences
C)asymmetry of preferences
D)transitivity of preferences

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The Condorcet voting paradox challenges the transitivity of preferences in democratic outcomes. Transitivity requires that if voter A prefers candidate X over candidate Y and voter B prefers candidate Y over candidate Z, then voter A should prefer candidate X over candidate Z. However, the Condorcet paradox shows that it is possible for voters to have cyclic preferences, where each candidate can be ranked higher than another candidate depending on the pair-wise comparison.

The Condorcet Voting Paradox Is That Democratic Outcomes Do Not