Below, a passage is given with five blanks labelled (A)-(E). Below the passage, five options are given for each blank. Choose the word that fits each blank most appropriately in the context of the passage, and mark the corresponding answer.

India on Tuesday thanked UN members for __(A)__ the re-election of its judge to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), and said the process __(B)__ respect for its constitutional integrity and independent judiciary. In the official press, __(C)__ following Judge Dalveer Bhandari’s return to the ICJ at The Hague, the Government of India expressed __(D)__ for the U.K. that chose to withdraw its candidate at the last moment, even as officials highlighted that the diplomatic campaign that __(E)__ the victory was unprecedented.