Netanyahu's corruption trial will start two weeks after Israel's elections

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's criminal trial is set to begin March 17, just two weeks after Israel's elections, the Justice Ministry announced.

The trial will begin one day after the country's newly elected parliament is sworn in and in the middle of coalition negotiations, as Israel tries to break a year-long political deadlock. Netanyahu faces one charge of bribery and three charges of fraud and breach of trust in three separate corruption investigations. The Prime Minister is required to be present at Jerusalem District Court on the first day of trial, which will be presided over by three judges.

Netanyahu is the first sitting prime minister in Israel's history to be indicted, but the corruption cases have done little to erode his voter base. He won a leadership contest within his own Likud party by a landslide, securing his position at the helm of the party he has led for more than a decade. In addition, he has already secured the support of the religious and right-wing parties.

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