希臘極左政黨誓言向"寡頭"開刀

Greece’s hard-left Syriza party says one of its top priorities if it comes to power in the January 25 general election will be to tackle the “oligarchs”’ grip on the Greek economy, starting with their stranglehold on the media.

希臘極左翼聯盟黨(Syriza)表示，如果該黨在1月25日的大選中贏得選舉而掌權，其首要目標之一將是解決“寡頭”對希臘經濟的控制，並首先解除他們對媒體的控制。

Any move against the clique of powerful tycoons that dominate large parts of Greek business is likely to be contentious, but could be welcomed both by ordinary Greeks and the country’s international lenders.

對主導希臘大部分商業的強勢富豪集團採取的任何舉措都可能引發爭議。不過，這樣的舉措可能會同時受到普通希臘人和希臘的國際債權人的歡迎。

“The oligarchs are high on our agenda,” George Stathakis, the shadow development minister and the party’s senior economic spokesperson said in an interview with the Financial Times. “They will be a priority for action.”

在接受英國《金融時報》採訪時，希臘“影子內閣”發展部長、聯盟黨資深經濟發言人喬治•斯泰撒基斯(George Stathakis)表示：“寡頭問題在我們的議程中居於優先地位。處理這個問題將是我們行動的首要目標之一。”

A victory by Syriza, which is leading in opinion polls ahead of this month’s snap parliamentary elections, could usher in months of uncertainty in the eurozone and even revive fears of a Greek exit from the currency union.

在本月議會選舉前舉行的民意測驗中，聯盟黨處於領先位置。該黨一旦選舉獲勝，或將在歐元區開啓數月之久的不確定狀態，甚至會讓人們再次擔心希臘退出歐元區的可能性。

Syriza is led by leftist firebrand Alexis Tsipras, who wants to discard Greece’s international bailout deal and write off some of its debt — a position resisted by Germany and other eurozone partners that have lent money to Athens.

聯盟黨由善於煽動人羣的左翼人士亞歷克西斯•齊普拉斯(Alexis Tsipras)領導。他想要廢除希臘的國際紓困協議，並覈銷該國部分債務。這一立場遭到了德國及貸款給希臘政府的其他歐元區國家的抵制。

Syriza has long sparred with the “troika” of bailout monitors. But the idea of a crackdown on the tycoons could get a sympathetic hearing from the EU and International Monetary Fund.

長期以來，聯盟黨始終與監督紓困計劃的“三駕馬車”爭吵不斷。不過，打擊富豪的想法可能會令歐盟(EU)及國際貨幣基金組織(IMF)因爲同情而聽取該黨的意見。

The oligarchs are a small group of Greek businessmen who have exploited their political connections to win contracts and exclude potential competitors, including foreign investors. Analysts say politicians have been reluctant to loosen the tycoons’ grip on the economy, since they rely on their handouts to finance election campaigns and pay party workers.

所謂寡頭指的是一小撮希臘商人，這些人利用其政治人脈獲得合同，並將包括外國投資者在內的潛在競爭對手排除在外。分析人士表示，由於政客需要仰仗富豪們的施捨爲選舉提供資金，並支付其黨內工作人員的薪水，他們始終都不願解除這些富豪對經濟的控制。