For starters, Syriza and others argue that Greece's public debt, at a massive 170% of GDP, is unsustainable and must be cut. Given that the country's official debt constitutes the bulk of its overall public debt, the government wants it reduced.
事实上，希腊政府的要求都建立在误解的基础上。首先，左翼联盟和其他人认为希腊的公共债务——高达GDP的170%——是不可持续的，必须削减。由于该国官方债务构成了其公共债务总额的一大半，因此政府希望削减。