BAGHDAD, IRAQ - MAY 12: Iraqi polling station staff are seen after polls closed for the Iraqi parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq on May 12, 2018. Polling stations across the country, including the capital Baghdad and northern Iraq’s Kurdish region, closed at 6:00 pm local time. ( Murtadha Sudani - Anadolu Agency )

KIRKUK, IRAQ - MAY 12: Iraqi polling station staff are seen after polls closed for the Iraqi parliamentary election at a polling station in El-Kindi Primary School in Kirkuk, Iraq on May 12, 2018. Polling stations across the country, including the capital Baghdad and northern Iraq’s Kurdish region, closed at 6:00 pm local time. ( Ali Mukarrem Garip - Anadolu Agency )

KIRKUK, IRAQ - MAY 12: Iraqi polling station staff are seen after polls closed for the Iraqi parliamentary election at a polling station in El-Kindi Primary School in Kirkuk, Iraq on May 12, 2018. Polling stations across the country, including the capital Baghdad and northern Iraq’s Kurdish region, closed at 6:00 pm local time. ( Ali Mukarrem Garip - Anadolu Agency )

ERBIL, IRAQ - MAY 12: An electronic voting machine is seen as voting ends for the Iraqi parliamentary election at a polling station in Erbil, Iraq on May 12, 2018. ( Hemn Baban - Anadolu Agency )

MOSUL, IRAQ - MAY 12: Iraqi people cast their votes for the Iraqi parliamentary election at a polling station in Az-Zuhur neighborhood of Mosul, Iraq on May 12, 2018. ( Stringer - Anadolu Agency )

MOSUL, IRAQ - MAY 12: Iraqi people arrive to cast their votes for the Iraqi parliamentary election at a polling station in Az-Zuhur neighborhood of Mosul, Iraq on May 12, 2018. ( Stringer - Anadolu Agency )

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - MAY 12: An Iraqi woman puts his ballot paper in an electronic box following casting her vote for the Iraqi parliamentary election at the Al Messere Primary School in Baghdad, Iraq on May 12, 2018. ( Visam Ziyad Muhammed - Anadolu Agency )

ERBIL, IRAQ - MAY 12: Iraqi people cast their vote for the Iraqi parliamentary election at a polling station in Erbil, Iraq on May 12, 2018. ( Yunus Keleş - Anadolu Agency )

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - MAY 12: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY – MANDATORY CREDIT - " IRAQ PRIME MINISTRY PRESS OFFICE / HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi casts his vote at a polling station for Iraqi parliamentary elections in Baghdad, Iraq on May 12, 2018. ( IRAQ PRIME MINISTRY PRESS OFFICE / HANDOUT - Anadolu Agency )

DUHOK, IRAQ - MAY 12: Mosul women leave the polling station following casting her vote at the Garmava Refugee Tent Camp in Duhok, Iraq on May 12, 2018. ( Azad Mohammed Abdullah - Anadolu Agency )

SULAYMANIYAH, IRAQ - MAY 12: An Iraqi woman casts her vote at a polling station for the Iraqi parliamentary election in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq on May 12, 2018. ( Feriq Fereç - Anadolu Agency )

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - MAY 12: Iraqi President Fuad Masum casts his vote for the Iraqi parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq on May 12, 2018. ( Murtadha Sudani - Anadolu Agency )

ERBIL, IRAQ - MAY 12: An Iraqi man poses for a photo after casting his vote for the Iraqi parliamentary election in Erbil, Iraq on May 12, 2018. ( Yunus Keleş - Anadolu Agency )

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - MAY 12: Iraqi Vice President Nouri al-Maliki casts his vote for the Iraqi parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq on May 12, 2018. ( Murtadha Sudani - Anadolu Agency )

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - MAY 12: Iraqi Parliamentary Speaker Salim al-Jabouri poses for a photo after casting his vote for the Iraqi parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq on May 12, 2018. ( Murtadha Sudani - Anadolu Agency )

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - MAY 12: Shi'ite leader Ammar al-Hakim casts his vote for the Iraqi parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq on May 12, 2018. ( Murtadha Sudani - Anadolu Agency )

ERBIL, IRAQ - MAY 12: An Iraqi woman casts her vote at a polling station for the Iraqi parliamentary election in Erbil, Iraq on May 12, 2018. ( Hamit Hüseyin - Anadolu Agency )

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - MAY 10: Iraqi security forces cast their vote during the special voting day for the Iraqi parliamentary election at a polling station in Baghdad, Iraq on May 10, 2018. Iraqi security forces vote during a special voting day ahead of public's vote in the Iraqi parliamentary elections on 12th May 2018. ( Murtadha Sudani - Anadolu Agency )

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - MAY 10: Iraqi security forces prepare to vote during the special voting day for the Iraqi parliamentary election at a polling station in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 10, 2018. Iraqi security forces cast their vote during a special voting day ahead of public's vote in the Iraqi parliamentary elections on 12 May 2018. ( Murtadha Sudani - Anadolu Agency )

ERBIL, IRAQ - MAY 12: Iraqi polling station officials use electronic systems for the Iraqi parliamentary elections at the Mevlevi Primary School in Erbil, Iraq on May 12, 2018. ( Hamit Hüseyin - Anadolu Agency )

ERBIL, IRAQ - MAY 12: An Iraqi polling station is seen during the Iraqi parliamentary election at the Mevlevi Primary School in Erbil, Iraq on May 12, 2018. ( Hamit Hüseyin - Anadolu Agency )

ERBIL, IRAQ - MAY 12: An Iraqi polling station official is seen during the Iraqi parliamentary election at the Mevlevi Primary School in Erbil, Iraq on May 12, 2018. ( Hamit Hüseyin - Anadolu Agency )

ERBIL, IRAQ - MAY 12: Iraqi polling station officials use electronic systems for the Iraqi parliamentary elections at the Mevlevi Primary School in Erbil, Iraq on May 12, 2018. ( Hamit Hüseyin - Anadolu Agency )

ERBIL, IRAQ - MAY 12: Iraqi polling station officials use electronic systems for the Iraqi parliamentary elections at the Mevlevi Primary School in Erbil, Iraq on May 12, 2018. ( Hamit Hüseyin - Anadolu Agency )

ERBIL, IRAQ - MAY 12: Voters wait in the queue to cast their votes during the Iraqi parliamentary election at the Mevlevi Primary School in Erbil, Iraq on May 12, 2018. ( Hamit Hüseyin - Anadolu Agency )

ERBIL, IRAQ - MAY 12: An Iraqi polling station official is seen during the Iraqi parliamentary election at the Mevlevi Primary School in Erbil, Iraq on May 12, 2018. ( Hamit Hüseyin - Anadolu Agency )