Directions: Fill the blank space with the correct pronoun from the given options.

It is hard to say _________ the country will decide is to be considered responsible for the misfortunes that befell the democrats in the 1946 elections.

The pronoun 'who' is correct because it serves as the SUBJECT of the clause 'who the country will decide is to be considered responsible.' The entire clause 'who the country will decide is to be considered responsible' is the object of 'say,' but within that nested structure, 'who' is the subject of 'is.' The nominative form is required for the subject position.