Whether or not a country can become politically stable is irrelevant to the question of whether or not Zagel should resign. Further, we have no idea if this country is resistant to manipulation.

Wrong trigger. The stimulus establishes that Zagel’s resignation would harm the country’s reputation, not improve it.

Wrong trigger. We have no idea how Zagel’s alleged scandal compares to the previous presidents’ scandals.

Wrong trigger. It’s not established whether or not it can be proven that Zagel did, in fact, rig the election.

The activist establishes that Zagel cannot govern effectively, whereas Zagel establishes that her resignation would cause other countries to view the nation as unstable. (E) justifies the activist’s conclusion over Zagel’s.