GRE General Test: SE-602298 GRE Sentence Equivalence

The government’s implementation of a new code of ethics appeared intended to shore up the ruling party’s standing with an increasingly_____electorate at a time when the party is besieged by charges that it trades favors for campaign money.
Select the two answer choices that, when used to complete the sentence, fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole and produce completed sentences that are alike in meaning