BAGHDAD,IRAQ -OCTOBER 10: Election workers make preparations at a polling station ahead of early general elections in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021. ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )

BAGHDAD,IRAQ -OCTOBER 10: Election workers make preparations at a polling station ahead of early general elections in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021. ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )

BAGHDAD,IRAQ -OCTOBER 10: Election workers make preparations at a polling station ahead of early general elections in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021. ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )

BAGHDAD,IRAQ -OCTOBER 10: Election workers make preparations at a polling station ahead of early general elections in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021. ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )

BAGHDAD,IRAQ -OCTOBER 10: Election workers make preparations at a polling station ahead of early general elections in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021. ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )

BAGHDAD,IRAQ -OCTOBER 10: Shia cleric and politician Ammar al-Hakim casts his vote at a polling station during the early general elections in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021. ( Ayman Yaqoob - Anadolu Agency )

BAGHDAD,IRAQ -OCTOBER 10: Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki casts his vote at a polling station during the early general elections in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021. ( Ayman Yaqoob - Anadolu Agency )

BAGHDAD,IRAQ -OCTOBER 10: Shia cleric and politician Ammar al-Hakim speaks to the press after casting his vote at a polling station during the early general elections in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021. ( Ayman Yaqoob - Anadolu Agency )

ERBIL, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government (IKRG) President Nechirvan Barzani shows his inked finger after casting his vote at a polling station during the early general elections in Erbil, Iraq on October 10, 2021. ( Ahsan Mohammed Ahmed Ahmed - Anadolu Agency )

ERBIL, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government (IKRG) President Nechirvan Barzani shows his inked finger after casting his vote at a polling station during the early general elections in Erbil, Iraq on October 10, 2021. ( Ahsan Mohammed Ahmed Ahmed - Anadolu Agency )

ERBIL, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government (IKRG) President Nechirvan Barzani shows his inked finger after casting his vote at a polling station during the early general elections in Erbil, Iraq on October 10, 2021. ( Ahsan Mohammed Ahmed Ahmed - Anadolu Agency )

ERBIL,IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Election workers make preparations at a polling station ahead of early general elections in Erbil, Iraq on October 10, 2021. ( Karzan Mohammad - Anadolu Agency )

ERBIL,IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Election workers make preparations at a polling station ahead of early general elections in Erbil, Iraq on October 10, 2021. ( Karzan Mohammad - Anadolu Agency )

ERBIL,IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: A view of a polling station ahead of early general elections in Erbil, Iraq on October 10, 2021. ( Karzan Mohammad - Anadolu Agency )

ERBIL,IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Election workers make preparations at a polling station ahead of early general elections in Erbil, Iraq on October 10, 2021. ( Karzan Mohammad - Anadolu Agency )

SULEYMANIYAH, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Voters look for their names on a list at a polling station during early general elections in Suleymaniyah, Iraq on October 10, 2021. ( Fariq Faraj Mahmood - Anadolu Agency )

SULEYMANIYAH, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Voters look for their names on a list at a polling station during early general elections in Suleymaniyah, Iraq on October 10, 2021. ( Fariq Faraj Mahmood - Anadolu Agency )

SULEYMANIYAH, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Election workers make preparations at a polling station ahead of early general elections in Suleymaniyah, Iraq on October 10, 2021. ( Fariq Faraj Mahmood - Anadolu Agency )

NAJAF, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Sadrist Movement Leader Muqtada al-Sadr arrives at a polling station to cast his vote during early general elections in Najaf, Iraq on October 10, 2021. ( Karar Essa - Anadolu Agency )

NAJAF, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Sadrist Movement Leader Muqtada al-Sadr arrives at a polling station to cast his vote during early general elections in Najaf, Iraq on October 10, 2021. ( Karar Essa - Anadolu Agency )

NAJAF, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Sadrist Movement Leader Muqtada al-Sadr arrives at a polling station to cast his vote during early general elections in Najaf, Iraq on October 10, 2021. ( Karar Essa - Anadolu Agency )

NAJAF, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Sadrist Movement Leader Muqtada al-Sadr casts his vote at a polling station during early general elections in Najaf, Iraq on October 10, 2021. ( Karar Essa - Anadolu Agency )

NAJAF, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Sadrist Movement Leader Muqtada al-Sadr (L) leaves polling station after casting his vote during early general elections in Najaf, Iraq on October 10, 2021. ( Karar Essa - Anadolu Agency )

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi voters show their inked fingers after casting their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqis cast their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi voters show their inked fingers after casting their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi voters show their inked fingers after casting their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqis cast their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqis cast their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi forces take security measurements as Iraqi voters arrive to cast their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi voters show their inked fingers after casting their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi forces take security measurements as Iraqi voters arrive to cast their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqis cast their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi voters show their inked fingers after casting their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi forces take security measurements as Iraqi voters arrive to cast their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqis cast their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi voters show their inked fingers after casting their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi voters show their inked fingers after casting their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi voters show their inked fingers after casting their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqis cast their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqis cast their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqis cast their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqis cast their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi voters show their inked fingers after casting their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqis cast their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi President Barham Salih and his wife show their inked finger after casting their ballot at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Ayman Yaqoob - Anadolu Agency )

SULEYMANIYAH, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq Kurdish Regional Government (IKRG) Qubad Talabani speaks to the press after casting his ballot at a polling station in the country's early general election in Suleymaniyah, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Fariq Faraj Mahmood - Anadolu Agency )

SULEYMANIYAH, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq Kurdish Regional Government (IKRG) Qubad Talabani shows his inked finger after casting his ballot at a polling station in the country's early general election in Suleymaniyah, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Fariq Faraj Mahmood - Anadolu Agency )

SULEYMANIYAH, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq Kurdish Regional Government (IKRG) Qubad Talabani arrives to cast his ballot at a polling station in the country's early general election in Suleymaniyah, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Fariq Faraj Mahmood - Anadolu Agency )

ERBIL, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government (IKRG) President Nechirvan Barzani casts his vote at a polling station during the Iraqi early general elections in Erbil, Iraq on October 10, 2021. ( Ahsan Mohammed Ahmed Ahmed - Anadolu Agency )

ERBIL, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government (IKRG) President Nechirvan Barzani casts his vote at a polling station during the Iraqi early general elections in Erbil, Iraq on October 10, 2021. ( Ahsan Mohammed Ahmed Ahmed - Anadolu Agency )

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Leader of Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq, Qais Khazali shows his finger after casting his vote at a polling station during the early general elections in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021. ( Ayman Yaqoob - Anadolu Agency )

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Leader of Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq, Qais Khazali speaks to the press after casting his vote at a polling station during the early general elections in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021. ( Ayman Yaqoob - Anadolu Agency )

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Leader of Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq, Qais Khazali shows his finger after casting his vote at a polling station during the early general elections in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021. ( Ayman Yaqoob - Anadolu Agency )

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Leader of Perseverance Coalition Hamis Hancer speaks to the press after casting his vote at a polling station during the early general elections in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021. ( Ayman Yaqoob - Anadolu Agency )