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Explainer: Israel's election - will Netanyahu survive?

A supporter of the Israeli Likud party kisses an election campaign poster depicting Israel iPrime minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the market in Jerusalem. [Reuters]

Israelis vote on Tuesday for the second time in less than six months in an election that could see Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu win a record fifth term - or end his decade-long dominance of Israeli politics.

He faces formidable challengers to his reign and, after the vote, possible criminal charges in three corruption cases.

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