After the elections were botched, the country descended into a state in which the stronger can take advantage of the weaker AMIDST THE LAWLESSNESS.
The key is amidst the lawlessness, if there is no lawlessness then there is equivalently turmoil, or chaos (A,F)

The clue here is the last word of the sentence,'lawlessness'. It indicates that the country fell into a lack of any governance whatsoever. The only words that fit this bill are 'turmoil' and 'chaos'. So A,F are our options.

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