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Let  $k$  be a fixed integer. In the town of Ivanland, there are at least  $k+1$  citizens standing on a plane such that the distances between any two citizens are distinct. An election is to be held such that every citizen votes the  $k$ -th closest citizen to be the president. What is the maximal number of votes a citizen can have?

*Proposed by Ivan Chan*

Present the answer in LaTex format: \boxed{Your answer}
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