Ten groups that have emerged from the Oct. 2019 protest movement in Iraq, known locally as the Tishreen (October) parties, have announced the formation of a political opposition. The grouping is the first of its kind because it will participate in neither the parliament nor the government, unlike previous opposition groupings.

The Al-Bait Al-Watani (The National House), a party set up by opposition activists, on Aug. 10 published a statement announcing the formation of the first political opposition grouping aimed at ending the ethno-sectarian quota system and building a state based on true citizenship....