Of course, their fear is not irrational, as Pasok, a long-established left-wing party in Greece, found out when the far-left, anti-austerity Syriza Party surged to victory in January. But that does not change the fact that parties’ need to address their electoral fears is causing serious damage to national policymaking.
当然，他们的担心不是非理性的，比如老牌希腊左翼政党泛希腊社会主义运动党（Pasok）在1月份极左翼反紧缩的左翼联盟党（Syriza Party）赢得大选时就发现了这一点。但这没有改变一个事实，即政党解决选民担忧的需要正在给国家决策带来严重伤害。