Special point inside a convex polygon

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After finding this interesting question, I was wondering how could be proved the existence of some point $P$ inside any convex polygon $C=\{v_1,v_2,\dots,v_n\}$, where $v_k$ is the $k_{th}$ vertex and all the vertices are consecutive, such that, denoting $A_C$ the polygon's area, and $A_{v_iPv_j}$ the area formed by the triangle $v_iPv_j$, $$A_{v_iPv_j}=\frac{A_C}{n}\space\forall j=i+1$$

Any hint regarding this demonstration would be welcomed. Furthermore, if this point has some particular name, happy to hear about it and being redirected to the relevant documentation.

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How about an equiangular hexagon whose edge lengths (in cyclic order) are $a, b, a, b, a, b$? When $a \gg b$ it is easy to see that no such point exists: the putative point must be equidistant from the three long sides, so would have to be the center of the hexagon. (Edited following comments to make a more complete argument.)