HALABJA,IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqis arrive to cast her vote at a polling station during the Iraqi early general elections in Halabja, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Fariq Faraj Mahmood / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

HALABJA,IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqis arrive to cast her vote at a polling station during the Iraqi early general elections in Halabja, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Fariq Faraj Mahmood / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

HALABJA,IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqis arrive to cast her vote at a polling station during the Iraqi early general elections in Halabja, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Fariq Faraj Mahmood / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

HALABJA,IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqis arrive to cast her vote at a polling station during the Iraqi early general elections in Halabja, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Fariq Faraj Mahmood / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ERBIL, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Voters cast their ballot in the Iraqi early general elections in Erbil, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Ahsan Mohammed Ahmed Ahmed / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ERBIL, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: A voter displays his ink-stained finger after casting ballot in the Iraqi early general elections in Erbil, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Ahsan Mohammed Ahmed Ahmed / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ERBIL, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Voters cast their ballot in the Iraqi early general elections in Erbil, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Ahsan Mohammed Ahmed Ahmed / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ERBIL, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Voters cast their ballot in the Iraqi early general elections in Erbil, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Ahsan Mohammed Ahmed Ahmed / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ERBIL, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: A voter displays his ink-stained finger after casting ballot in the Iraqi early general elections in Erbil, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Ahsan Mohammed Ahmed Ahmed / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

HALABJA,IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqis arrive to cast her vote at a polling station during the Iraqi early general elections in Halabja, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Fariq Faraj Mahmood / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

10 October 2021, Iraq, Baghdad: Iraqi election committee staff members count the votes for the Iraqi parliamentary elections, at a polling station in Baghdad's Karada district. Photo: Ameer Al Mohammedaw/dpa

ERBIL, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Voters cast their ballot in the Iraqi early general elections in Erbil, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Ahsan Mohammed Ahmed Ahmed / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ERBIL, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: 93 year-old Somaya Ahmad Rasull arrives to cast her vote in the Iraqi early general elections in Erbil, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Ahsan Mohammed Ahmed Ahmed / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAJAF, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqis cast their votes at a polling station in the country's early general election in Najaf, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Karar Essa / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ERBIL, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY ??" MANDATORY CREDIT - " MASOUD BARZANI PRESS OFFICE / HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) Iraq's KDP Leader and former leader of the IKRG, Masoud Barzani casts his vote at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Masoud Barzani Press Office/Handout / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ERBIL, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY ??" MANDATORY CREDIT - " MASOUD BARZANI PRESS OFFICE / HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) Iraq's KDP Leader and former leader of the IKRG, Masoud Barzani casts his vote at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Masoud Barzani Press Office/Handout / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ERBIL, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY ??" MANDATORY CREDIT - " MASOUD BARZANI PRESS OFFICE / HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) Iraq's KDP Leader and former leader of the IKRG, Masoud Barzani casts his vote at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Masoud Barzani Press Office/Handout / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ERBIL, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY ??" MANDATORY CREDIT - " MASOUD BARZANI PRESS OFFICE / HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) Iraq's KDP Leader and former leader of the IKRG, Masoud Barzani casts his vote at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Masoud Barzani Press Office/Handout / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ERBIL, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Voters cast their ballot in the Iraqi early general elections in Erbil, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Ahsan Mohammed Ahmed Ahmed / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAJAF, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqis arrive to cast their vote at a polling station during the Iraqi early general elections in Najaf, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Karar Essa / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

10 October 2021, Iraq, Baghdad: An Iraqi woman checks the list of candidates at a polling station in the Habibiya neighbourhood, before casting her vote during the Iraqi parliamentary elections. Photo: Ameer Al Mohammedaw/dpa

SULAYMANIYAH, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Co-president of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Bafel Talabani (not seen) and his wife Lava Hikmat (C) arrive to cast their votes at a polling station in Rawshan Bedirhan School in the country's early general election in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Fariq Faraj Mahmood / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

SULAYMANIYAH, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Co-president of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Bafel Talabani (C) arrives to cast his vote at a polling station in Rawshan Bedirhan School in the country's early general election in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Fariq Faraj Mahmood / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

SULAYMANIYAH, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Co-president of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Bafel Talabani (C) arrives to cast his vote at a polling station in Rawshan Bedirhan School in the country's early general election in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Fariq Faraj Mahmood / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

SULAYMANIYAH, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Co-president of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Bafel Talabani (C) arrives to cast his vote at a polling station in Rawshan Bedirhan School in the country's early general election in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Fariq Faraj Mahmood / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

SULAYMANIYAH, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Co-president of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Bafel Talabani (C) arrives to cast his vote at a polling station in Rawshan Bedirhan School in the country's early general election in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Fariq Faraj Mahmood / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

SULAYMANIYAH, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Co-president of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Bafel Talabani (2nd R) and his wife Lava Hikmat (3rd R) arrive to cast their votes at a polling station in Rawshan Bedirhan School in the country's early general election in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Fariq Faraj Mahmood / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

SULAYMANIYAH, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Co-president of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Bafel Talabani (C) arrives to cast his vote at a polling station in Rawshan Bedirhan School in the country's early general election in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Fariq Faraj Mahmood / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

SULAYMANIYAH, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Co-president of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Bafel Talabani (2nd R) and his wife Lava Hikmat (3rd R) arrive to cast their votes at a polling station in Rawshan Bedirhan School in the country's early general election in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Fariq Faraj Mahmood / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ERBIL, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: 95 year-old Aisha Abbas arrives to cast her vote in the Iraqi early general elections in Erbil, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Ahsan Mohammed Ahmed Ahmed / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

SULAYMANIYAH, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Co-president of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Bafel Talabani (L) arrives to cast his vote at a polling station in Rawshan Bedirhan School in the country's early general election in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Fariq Faraj Mahmood / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ERBIL, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: 93 year-old Somaya Ahmad Rasull arrives to cast her vote in the Iraqi early general elections in Erbil, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Ahsan Mohammed Ahmed Ahmed / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ERBIL, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: 93 year-old Somaya Ahmad Rasull arrives to cast her vote in the Iraqi early general elections in Erbil, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Ahsan Mohammed Ahmed Ahmed / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ERBIL, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: 93 year-old Somaya Ahmad Rasull arrives to cast her vote in the Iraqi early general elections in Erbil, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Ahsan Mohammed Ahmed Ahmed / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ERBIL, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: 93 year-old Somaya Ahmad Rasull arrives to cast her vote in the Iraqi early general elections in Erbil, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Ahsan Mohammed Ahmed Ahmed / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ERBIL, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: 93 year-old Somaya Ahmad Rasull arrives to cast her vote in the Iraqi early general elections in Erbil, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Ahsan Mohammed Ahmed Ahmed / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ERBIL, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: 93 year-old Somaya Ahmad Rasull arrives to cast her vote in the Iraqi early general elections in Erbil, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Ahsan Mohammed Ahmed Ahmed / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ERBIL, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: 93 year-old Somaya Ahmad Rasull arrives to cast her vote in the Iraqi early general elections in Erbil, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Ahsan Mohammed Ahmed Ahmed / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ERBIL, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: 95 year-old Aisha Abbas arrives to cast her vote in the Iraqi early general elections in Erbil, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Ahsan Mohammed Ahmed Ahmed / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ERBIL, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: 93 year-old Somaya Ahmad Rasull arrives to cast her vote in the Iraqi early general elections in Erbil, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Ahsan Mohammed Ahmed Ahmed / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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/ABACAPRESS.COM

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/ABACAPRESS.COM

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/ABACAPRESS.COM

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/ABACAPRESS.COM

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/ABACAPRESS.COM

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/ABACAPRESS.COM

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/ABACAPRESS.COM

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/ABACAPRESS.COM

10 October 2021, Iraq, Baghdad: An Iraqi soldier sits on a desk at the yard of a polling station at the Habibiya neighbourhood during the parliamentary elections in Iraq. Photo: Ameer Al Mohammedaw/dpa

10 October 2021, Iraq, Baghdad: An Iraqi soldier searches a man before entering a polling station at the Habibiya neighbourhood during the parliamentary elections in Iraq. Photo: Ameer Al Mohammedaw/dpa

10 October 2021, Iraq, Baghdad: Iraqi soldiers stand guard outside a polling station at the Habibiya neighbourhood during the parliamentary elections in Iraq. Photo: Ameer Al Mohammedaw/dpa

SULAYMANAoYAH, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi voters cast their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq on October 10, 2021 Fariq Faraj Mahmood / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

SULAYMANAoYAH, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi voters cast their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq on October 10, 2021 Fariq Faraj Mahmood / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAJAF, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi voters show their fingers after casting their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Najaf, Iraq on October 10, 2021 Karar Essa / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAJAF, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi voters show their fingers after casting their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Najaf, Iraq on October 10, 2021 Karar Essa / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAJAF, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi voters show their fingers after casting their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Najaf, Iraq on October 10, 2021 Karar Essa / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAJAF, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi voters cast their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Najaf, Iraq on October 10, 2021 Karar Essa / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAJAF, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi voters show their fingers after casting their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Najaf, Iraq on October 10, 2021 Karar Essa / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAJAF, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi voters show their fingers after casting their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Najaf, Iraq on October 10, 2021 Karar Essa / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAJAF, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi voters cast their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Najaf, Iraq on October 10, 2021 Karar Essa / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAJAF, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi voters cast their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Najaf, Iraq on October 10, 2021 Karar Essa / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAJAF, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: A view of a polling station during the country's early general election in Najaf, Iraq on October 10, 2021 Karar Essa / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAJAF, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi voters cast their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Najaf, Iraq on October 10, 2021 Karar Essa / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAJAF, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi voters cast their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Najaf, Iraq on October 10, 2021 Karar Essa / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAJAF, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi voters cast their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Najaf, Iraq on October 10, 2021 Karar Essa / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAJAF, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi voters cast their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Najaf, Iraq on October 10, 2021 Karar Essa / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAJAF, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi voters show their fingers after casting their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Najaf, Iraq on October 10, 2021 Karar Essa / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAJAF, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi voters show their fingers after casting their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Najaf, Iraq on October 10, 2021 Karar Essa / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

KIRKUK, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi Turkmen Front parliamentary candidate Arshad al-Salihi shows his inked finger after casting his vote in the Iraqi early general elections in Kirkuk, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Ali Makram Ghareeb / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

10 October 2021, Iraq, Baghdad: An election volunteer looks at a voter who tries in vain to have his fingerprint taken before being sent away from a polling station and not being able to vote in the parliamentary elections. Photo: Oliver Weiken/dpa

10 October 2021, Iraq, Bagdad: An election volunteer feeds the ballot of a voter in an electronic ballot box at a polling station during the parliamentary elections. Photo: Oliver Weiken/dpa

10 October 2021, Iraq, Baghdad: Elderly Iraqis stand outside a polling station after being told they couldn't vote in the parliamentary elections because their fingerprints couldn't be read. Photo: Oliver Weiken/dpa

NAJAF, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqis cast their votes at a polling station in the country's early general election in Najaf, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Karar Essa / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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/ABACAPRESS.COM

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/ABACAPRESS.COM

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/ABACAPRESS.COM

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

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

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/ABACAPRESS.COM

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

KIRKUK, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Chairman of the Iraqi Turkmen Front Hasan Turan shows his inked finger after casting his vote in the Iraqi early general elections in Kirkuk, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Ali Makram Ghareeb / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

SULAYMANIYAH, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Co-president of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Bafel Talabani (not seen) and his wife Lava Hikmat (C) arrive to cast their votes at a polling station in Rawshan Bedirhan School in the country's early general election in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Fariq Faraj Mahmood / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAJAF, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqis cast their votes at a polling station in the country's early general election in Najaf, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Karar Essa / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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/ABACAPRESS.COM