Galactic Empire (GN)

"Although the Palpatine Dynasty is still on the throne, the foundations of the old Empire the late Emperor had established are being swept away."

- Yura Vallandor, Corporate Sector Authority President

After the death of  at the, the Galactic Empire began fragmenting and underwent major reforms upon the rise of Grand Admiral Atticus Lexingdorn as its head of government in 5 ABY. Initially, Palpatine's , carried out the duties of the head of state as acting Imperial Regent, but his indecisive leadership led to the further loss of Imperial territory to the fledgling and various rogue Moffs that became s. Shortly after surviving a coup attempt by  director , Pestage resigned and appointed Grand Admiral Lexingdorn as his replacement, as well as giving the throne to Palpatine's young distant niece Ederlathh Pallopides as Empress.

A "New Empire"
"Under Prince Lexingdorn's new government, the Empire has given its people civil liberties that were unthinkable just a couple of years ago. Equality before law to women and non-Humans, freedom of speech and of the press, a fairer and simplified tax code, abolishing Palpatine's Dark Side organizations. The question of 'what if the Emperor's power could be put to good use?' is no longer hypothetical."

- Anonymous information broker

Politics
The Galactic Empire became a under the final weeks of Grand Vizier Sate Pestage's tenure. With the coronation of the teenage Ederlathh Pallopides as Empress, the true political and military power was vested with the head of government. Upon taking over as Imperial Prime Minister (changing the title from Grand Vizier) and becoming the de facto dictator of the Empire, Grand Admiral Lexingdorn immediately began government reforms. In theory, the Imperial Ruling Council still had executive authority, and had begun to assert its power in the months after the Battle of Endor during Pestage's time. But with the Empire's loyalist military under the direct command of Lexingdorn, they had little choice but to accept his rule, not having the force to challenge him. Still, the Grand Admiral (and newly-promoted Prince) made an effort to give civilian officials more say in affairs of state.

The newly formed office of Prime Minister became the official head of government of the Empire in place of Grand Vizier, and with greatly expanded powers under both Pestage and then Atticus Lexingdorn. A new cabinet of civilian Imperial bureaucrats was formed directly under him to carry out the day-to-day functions of the government and the byzantine Imperial bureaucratic structure necessary to manage the galaxy. Moffs and planetary governors were able to maintain much of their former authority, but under Prince Lexingdorn's supervision.

The Imperial Senate was formally reestablished in early 7 ABY as the Empire's legislature, and this further checked the influence of the Ruling Council and the Moffs. The Senate's powers were still limited compared to that of the Imperial Prime Minister, but its proposals were listened to by Prince Lexingdorn. The Senate also came to represent the Imperial people, as he intended, and at least gave the appearance of a more representative government.

An Imperial Household Department was formed to manage the affairs of the imperial family, the Palpatine Dynasty. Duke Oxtroe Pallopides, the father of the Empress, was given the title of Imperial Regent upon her coronation as she was still too young to rule. However, he had no interest in politics and mainly played a symbolic and ceremonial role while Lexingdorn managed the affairs of state.

Economy
The Galactic Empire's economy could most accurately be described as state capitalism. The government took a greater role than before in supervising the activities of corporations and banks. Among Prince Lexingdorn's early actions was making an agreement to provide military assistance to the Corporate Sector Authority in exchange for a cut in its trade and profits, increasing the Imperial state's revenue. Deals were also made with the and the, which were "encouraged" to provide low interest loans to the Imperial government starting in 5 ABY. Although the 's work was severely disrupted by the developing unrest since the Battle of Endor, much of the galaxy's richest regions in the continued making payments into Imperial coffers. Major galactic corporations like, , , and the continued working with the Imperial government rather than with the New Republic.

The rise of the New Republic and the Empire's loss of total dominance meant that the official Imperial Mint, the Credit, was no longer as valuable as before. Nor was it the only major currency as previously maintained by the Bank of the Empire during the Emperor's reign. The Imperial Credit saw a fall in its value, although major corporations still accepted it and they were in far more circulation than the Republic's currency or any of the emerging local ones, making it the default in countless transactions. Support from large banks like the IGBC and the Bank of Aargau helped stabilize the Imperial Credit by 8 ABY, once again regaining its dominance over the Republic Credit.