Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party still leads the polls despite the ongoing investigation into corruption allegations against him.
Israelis will head to the polls on 9 April, following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s call in December for a snap election.
His rightwing coalition government ostensibly called for the vote following deadlock over a new law that saw ultra-Orthodox members of his coalition vehemently reject legislation that would extend military service to ultra-Orthodox men, who are currently exempt from the draft to allow time to study the Torah.
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