Galactic Republic (Dark Times)

"Citizens of the Republic I stand before you proud and thankful for the honor and privilege that I've been bestowed by you, the people to serve as the new Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic. We live in dark and dangerous times as enemies are spread throughout the galaxy threatening to bring down our republic. A republic that has brought freedom, peace, democracy and salvation to trillions of beings across the galaxy and I stand before you as a proud and patriotic leader who will lead as a devoted and proud chancellor dedicated to safety and security of both the republic and democracy. Thank you."

- Supreme Chancellor Sheeve Palpatine The Galactic Republic, also known as the Republic, was the dominate ruling government of the galaxy that had existed for over 25 thousand years prior to the rise of the Galactic Empire. The republic was a representative democracy comprised of millions of star systems and worlds from all across the galaxy all united under one single democratic banner and served as a union of soveriegn planets banned together for economic and political prosperity for all of the galaxy's citizens. The republic was divided into three branches; executive, legistlative, and judicial which made up the central government. The Supreme Chancellor was the head of state and worked alongside the head of government, the Prime Minister and both were kept in check by the Galactic Senate.

Throughout the milleniums, the Galactic Republic reigned supreme as the domiante ruling government in the entire galaxy spanning across all known regions of the galaxy from Core Worlds all the way out into the far reaches of the Outer Rim. Throughout the centuries, the republic had come under attack from countless enemies and threats most notablely, the Sith. The republic was protected by the Jedi, who existed long before the republic did and the two forces fought together in order to preserve freedom, peace, and democracy throughout the entire galaxy. The republic would enter into many conflicts from the Great Hyperspace Wars with the early Sith to the Mandalorian Wars and the Great Galactic War which severly crippled the Republic along with the Jedi Civil War. After centuries of fighting however, the republic survived and eventually reorganized during the Ruusan Reformation and by the end of the New Sith Wars, they proved their worth to be the galaxy's domiante and sole true government.

The Galactic Republic would persist throughout the Post-Old Republic Era period but, it became more and more reliant on their Jedi protectors and the government also became increasingly corrupt with corporate influence as well as greed snuck into politics. The disaster on Naboo as well as a lack of representation in the Outer Rim Territories among others and high taxation rates caused thousands of star systemts to secede and join the Confederacy of Independent Systems sparking the Clone Wars in 22 BBY. The three year conflict would be devestating for the republic and the galaxy and would end with both sides being dissolved and taken over by the Darth Sidious and would reform the republic into the Galactic Empire thus, bringing centuries of democracy to an end.