The mysterious 'PS' in Leire Díez's diary: decoy or real clue?
The former PSOE fixer noted a meeting with 'PS'. Pedro Sánchez or someone else? The clues, the candidates and the decoy theory behind her diary.
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The mysterious 'PS' in Leire Díez's diary: decoy or real clue?
Who is 'PS'? On 5 June 2026, El Mundo revealed that the diary of Leire Díez, a former PSOE (Spanish Socialist Party) operative investigated over an alleged scheme to derail court cases, contains a 'meeting with PS' entry. A terse note, with no further context, and the only mention in the entire notebook. In the rest of her notes, when referring to the Prime Minister – whom she called 'one' or 'Pedro' – she never used initials. The question has sparked every possible speculation: is it Pedro Sánchez or someone else?
The candidates for 'PS'
People with the initials P.S. are not scarce in the PSOE: Pedro Saura, former Secretary of State; Pablo Saenz, director of a digital outlet; Pilar Sánchez, mayor of Jerez; or Pedro Serrano, former spokesperson. But all of them, except perhaps Saenz, keep a low profile or are in the background. The most obvious option, Pedro Sánchez, runs into a problem: it is hardly believable that the fixer would write 'PS' to refer to the party's number one, whom she calls 'Pedro' directly elsewhere in the diary. Why use initials when the meeting with the leader would be the most relevant thing?
The decoy theory
One line of analysis holds that 'PS' is a false lead. The argument: in 2025, when these notes are dated, Leire Díez was already a public figure known as the fixer. On the very day of the meeting, Sánchez's official diary was full of documented engagements. A secret meeting with the Prime Minister leaving no trace? Unlikely. Moreover, the abbreviation appears only once, as if it were a deliberately ambiguous note, perhaps to divert attention from awkward contacts with second-tier figures.
What doesn't add up
If 'PS' is a decoy, it only half works. Leire Díez herself, in her notes, rails against the UCO (the Civil Guard's central investigative unit) and mentions 'Antonio Balas, dangerous'. This suggests the diary was written with awareness of its possible exposure. A false lead would have to be plausible; 'PS' is, but too much so. The mystery persists, and the courts will have to determine whether those two letters hide someone with real power or are just smoke to muddy an investigation that promises more chapters to come.
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Who is 'PS'? On 5 June 2026, El Mundo revealed that the diary of Leire Díez, a former PSOE (Spanish Socialist Party) operative investigated over an alleged scheme to derail court cases, contains a 'meeting with PS' entry. A terse note, with no further context, and the only mention in the entire notebook. In the rest of her notes, when referring to the Prime Minister – whom she called 'one' or 'Pedro' – she never used initials. The question has sparked every possible speculation: is it Pedro Sánchez or someone else?
The candidates for 'PS'
People with the initials P.S. are not scarce in the PSOE: Pedro Saura, former Secretary of State; Pablo Saenz, director of a digital outlet; Pilar Sánchez, mayor of Jerez; or Pedro Serrano, former spokesperson. But all of them, except perhaps Saenz, keep a low profile or are in the background. The most obvious option, Pedro Sánchez, runs into a problem: it is hardly believable that the fixer would write 'PS' to refer to the party's number one, whom she calls 'Pedro' directly elsewhere in the diary. Why use initials when the meeting with the leader would be the most relevant thing?
The decoy theory
One line of analysis holds that 'PS' is a false lead. The argument: in 2025, when these notes are dated, Leire Díez was already a public figure known as the fixer. On the very day of the meeting, Sánchez's official diary was full of documented engagements. A secret meeting with the Prime Minister leaving no trace? Unlikely. Moreover, the abbreviation appears only once, as if it were a deliberately ambiguous note, perhaps to divert attention from awkward contacts with second-tier figures.
What doesn't add up
If 'PS' is a decoy, it only half works. Leire Díez herself, in her notes, rails against the UCO (the Civil Guard's central investigative unit) and mentions 'Antonio Balas, dangerous'. This suggests the diary was written with awareness of its possible exposure. A false lead would have to be plausible; 'PS' is, but too much so. The mystery persists, and the courts will have to determine whether those two letters hide someone with real power or are just smoke to muddy an investigation that promises more chapters to come.
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