ATHENS – Sunday’s election in Greece will decide whether confrontation or negotiation will be used to change the terms of Greece’s refinancing agreement with the eurozone. Rather than helping Greece to overcome its crisis, the austerity policies pursued since May 2010 have plunged it into a deep recession that perpetuates fiscal deficits and aggravates financial uncertainty.
雅典—周日的大选将决定希腊将在欧元区再融资协议中采取敌对还是谈判的态度。2010年5月以来的紧缩政策并没有帮助希腊克服危机，反而把它引入了深度衰退，财政赤字迟迟不降，金融不稳定性与日俱增。