Easy Netanyahu Win Predicted in First Poll Since Israel Election Set

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will easily win a snap election set for April 9, according to an opinion poll on Dec. 25.
Easy Netanyahu Win Predicted in First Poll Since Israel Election Set
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a ceremony in Jerusalem on Dec. 24, 2018. Reuters/Amir Cohen/File Photo
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JERUSALEM—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will easily win a snap election set for April 9, according to an opinion poll on Dec. 25, the first to be published since the ballot was announced.

Netanyahu announced the early election on Dec. 24, appealing directly to voters for a fresh political mandate that could help him weather possible charges in corruption investigations. An election had not been due until November 2019.