Comprehension Passage

In the passage given below there are 5 blanks, each followed by a word given in bold. Each blank has four alternative words given in options (1), (2), (3) and (4). You have to tell which word will best suit the respective blank. Mark (5) as your answer if the word given in bold after the blank is your answer i.e. No Change Required.   

Venezuelan protesters failed last year to force President Nicolás Maduro to step down in the midst of an economic and ___(A)___ [macroeconomic] crisis. After his emphatic victory in Sunday’s presidential elections, they have to reconcile themselves to his rule for another six-year term. The ___(B)___ [battled] Mr. Maduro won the poll with 68% of the vote, and with a turnout of less than 50%, according to the election commission. Potential challengers to Mr. Maduro, Hugo Chávez’s protégé and successor, are either in ___(C)___ [detestation] or barred from the contest after they organised mass protests against his government, alleging brutal misrule and economic mismanagement. An umbrella coalition of opposition parties and activist groups, the Broad Front for a Free Venezuela, had called on the people to boycott what they said was as a sham exercise. Mr. Maduro’s closest rival, Henri Falcón, alleged fraud and demanded a fresh ballot. It is highly unlikely that demands for a re-poll will be ___(D)___ [insistence] by the Maduro regime. But it is clear that the shrinking democratic space has exerted a toll on the ___(E)___ [polity] overall. The Venezuelan health system has all but collapsed. 

Which of the following words most appropriately fits the blank labelled (E)?

1
Politics
2
Civics
3
Fanatics
4
Aesthetics
5
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