Israel's elections have Netanyahu poised for a fifth term, but corruption investigations are casting a growing shadow. | Analysis by OrenCNN
Jerusalem Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's election victory makes him odds on to secure a historic fifth term in office. Assuming he can tie up coalition negotiations, he should become Israel's longest serving leader at some point over the summer. But the term could also be Netanyahu's shortest, as corruption investigations cast a growing shadow over the right wing of Israeli politics.
If he is indicted on corruption charges -- after a hearing expected at some point in the next few months -- his days could be numbered. While his coalition partners are willing to support him now because of his command of Israel's right-wing constituency, that support could be imperilled if charges of bribery or breach of trust are handed down by Israel's Attorney General, Avichai Mandelblit.
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