Galactic Alliance Senate

The Galactic Alliance Senate, also known as the Galactic Senate, was the governing body of the Galactic Alliance. It consisted of dozens of senators who represented the many worlds of the galaxy, and was led by a Chief of State that was elected by the members of the Senate.

The Senate was the successor of the New Republic Senate of the New Republic. The Alliance Senate met in the Senate Building on Coruscant as did its predecessors.

In comparison to the Galactic Senate of the Old Republic and the New Republic Senate, the Galactic Alliance Senate possessed greatly reduced executive functions and acted primarily as the government's legislative organ.

Following the Fel Empire's victory over the Galactic Alliance, at the Battle of Caamas, the Empire would be overthrown by the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Krayt and formed his own Sith Empire. One of the Empire's first acts was to reorganize the Galactic Alliance Senate into a new Imperial Senate.

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