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

It is hard to say ________ the country will hold responsible for this election debacle.

The pronoun 'whom' is correct because it serves as the OBJECT of 'hold' in the clause 'whom the country will hold responsible.' The verb 'hold' requires an object (the person being held responsible), so the objective case 'whom' is required. This is distinct from the previous question where the pronoun was the subject of its own clause.