P.S. is Pedro Sánchez: the newspaper archive confirms it
Newly unearthed archive documents identify P.S. as Pedro Sánchez, Spain's prime minister. The parallel with the M. Rajoy case fuels political scepticism.
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P.S. is Pedro Sánchez: the newspaper archive confirms it
To what extent is Spain's prime minister responsible for what he signs as "P.S."? The newspaper archive has unearthed documents that, according to the dominant interpretation, tie the initials to Pedro Sánchez beyond any doubt. Yet the political debate insists on replaying the script of the M. Rajoy case: that annotation in the Bárcenas papers was dismissed by the courts not because the identity was unclear, but because it was deemed spurious. The same argument is being made now: "P.S." could be anyone else.
The M. Rajoy precedent: lessons for the sceptics
When the Bárcenas papers uncovered a ledger with entries such as "M. Rajoy", the official version held that the courts could not determine who it referred to. A closer analysis reveals that the court dismissed the evidence on suspicion of forgery, not out of ignorance of the identity. The same pattern is repeating now: faced with the documentary evidence, some prefer to sow doubt about the true authorship of "P.S.", sheltering behind technicalities that already failed in the past.
The noise around the initials: irony and confusion
Social media and talk shows have suggested everything: that P.S. is Paco Sanz, Pisabel Sayuso or even Paul Sartre himself. The irony peaks when it is suggested that "PS" simply stands for postscript. But the newspaper archive, stubborn as ever, keeps pointing to Moncloa. Those who deny the evidence argue that even if Pedro Sánchez turned up in person, they would refuse to admit it. Scepticism becomes dogma.
With the documents on the table, the question is not whether P.S. is Pedro Sánchez, but why part of the political spectrum resists accepting the obvious. The M. Rajoy story shows that methodical doubt can be legitimate, but also that it sometimes serves as an excuse not to face reality.
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To what extent is Spain's prime minister responsible for what he signs as "P.S."? The newspaper archive has unearthed documents that, according to the dominant interpretation, tie the initials to Pedro Sánchez beyond any doubt. Yet the political debate insists on replaying the script of the M. Rajoy case: that annotation in the Bárcenas papers was dismissed by the courts not because the identity was unclear, but because it was deemed spurious. The same argument is being made now: "P.S." could be anyone else.
The M. Rajoy precedent: lessons for the sceptics
When the Bárcenas papers uncovered a ledger with entries such as "M. Rajoy", the official version held that the courts could not determine who it referred to. A closer analysis reveals that the court dismissed the evidence on suspicion of forgery, not out of ignorance of the identity. The same pattern is repeating now: faced with the documentary evidence, some prefer to sow doubt about the true authorship of "P.S.", sheltering behind technicalities that already failed in the past.
The noise around the initials: irony and confusion
Social media and talk shows have suggested everything: that P.S. is Paco Sanz, Pisabel Sayuso or even Paul Sartre himself. The irony peaks when it is suggested that "PS" simply stands for postscript. But the newspaper archive, stubborn as ever, keeps pointing to Moncloa. Those who deny the evidence argue that even if Pedro Sánchez turned up in person, they would refuse to admit it. Scepticism becomes dogma.
With the documents on the table, the question is not whether P.S. is Pedro Sánchez, but why part of the political spectrum resists accepting the obvious. The M. Rajoy story shows that methodical doubt can be legitimate, but also that it sometimes serves as an excuse not to face reality.
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