Leftist political parties unite in Spain ahead of July election in effort to reelect Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's chances of getting reelected have received a boost after an agreement between more than a dozen small leftist parties to run on a joint ticket.
The deal is expected to provide key support for Sánchez's Socialists in any post-election negotiations to form government.
Sumar, a newly formed alliance, and United We Can will form part of the joint ticket for the election.
A unified far-left could prevent the conservative People's Party and the far-right Vox from forming a coalition government, producing a hung parliament and a repeat election.
Spain's far-left parties Sumar and Podemos will form an alliance for the upcoming election on July 23.