Republic (SSWS)

The Republic, colloquially known as the New Republic and sometimes referred to as the Alliance, was a galactic government formed from the former. The Republic sought to rebuild the infrastructure and political ideologies of the, often referred to as the "Old Republic". Unlike its predecessors on the galactic stage, the Galactic Empire and the Old Republic, the new Republic did not base its government on. Instead, it rotated capital worlds among its member worlds, based on a vote.

Origins
The Galactic Republic was a galactic government that spanned most of the known galaxy and ruled for at least one thousand years. At the end of its reign, the galaxy was at war: the. The brutal contest between the Republic and the saw the return of the Sith, the annihilation of the Jedi Order, and the reformation of the Republic into the Galactic Empire—ruled by the Dark Lord of the Sith,, who was known by his public persona of  Palpatine.

The Empire held the galaxy by its throat for over twenty years, until the, also known as the "Rebel Alliance", led by the efforts of , , and , liberated the galaxy at the by destroying the s,  and Sidious. With the Empire in shambles, the Alliance reorganized into a new Republic aimed at restoring the principles of freedom that were once honored by the Old Republic.

Defeating the Empire
Galvanized by its political and military victories, the fledgling Republic pressed the fragmented Empire in the hopes of preventing it from regrouping into a more threatening force. Throughout its campaign, the Republic added many member worlds to its new government: and  among them. The struggle between the two political titans was brought to a close when the Empire massed their forces at. There, the Empire suffered a crushing final defeat which forced them into the the historic. The treaty imposed strict restrictions on the Empire and its remaining territory. Soon after, the Empire dissolved and what little remained of it reformed itself into the First Order.

Against the First Order
"Today is the end of the Republic. The end of a regime that acquiesces to disorder. At this very moment in a system far from here, the New Republic lies to the galaxy while secretly supporting the treachery of the loathsome Resistance. This fierce machine which you have built, upon which we stand will bring an end to the Senate, to their cherished fleet. All remaining systems will bow to the First Order and will remember this as the last day of the Republic!"

- General Hux to the members of Starkiller Base before the destruction of the Hosnian system

While the Republic didn't officially declare war on the First Order, it did secretly back the —a military organization specifically formed to fight the First Order and prevent the resurgence of the Empire. This didn't, however, prevent the First Order from targeting the seat of the Republic government, then the, with and eradicating it. The destruction of the system, along with an untold portion of the as well as the Senate, left the Republic on the verge of collapse. Shortly afterwards, a new interim government was put together on the member world of.

Fanon appearances

 * Star Wars: The Force Unleashed