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Will political party emerge out of Iraqi popular protests?

So far, it seems that the protest movement led by leftist and young liberal Iraqis has not been able to establish a party or a political movement, which threatens its existence on the Iraqi scene.

Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr shout slogans during a protest against corruption at Tahrir Square in Baghdad, July 15, 2016.  REUTERS/Khalid al Mousily - RTSI24U
Supporters of Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr shout slogans during a protest against corruption at Tahrir Square in Baghdad, July 15, 2016. — REUTERS/Khalid al Mousily

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