Austerity fatigue in the periphery is clearly evident from the success of anti-establishment forces in Italy’s recent election; large street demonstrations in Spain, Portugal, and elsewhere; and now the botched bailout of Cypriot banks, which has fueled massive public anger. Throughout the periphery, populist parties of the left and right are gaining ground.
外围国的紧缩疲劳明确地体现在意大利最新选举以反政府力量获胜告终、西班牙、葡萄牙和其他各地的大规模街头示威以及最新的塞浦路斯银行援助砸锅导致大规模公众愤怒上。在整个外围地区，左翼和右翼民粹主义政党在节节胜利。