Star Wars: Galactic Civil War Era

The Imperial Galactic Senate is a centralized, authoritarian body that officially serves as the representative assembly of thousands of star systems. Originally established as a forum for diplomatic negotiation and legislative process, it gradually lost its actual power. Instead of functioning as a true democracy, it became a controlled facade of political participation, with real authority concentrated in the hands of a single ruler. Senators, often drawn from elite or influential families, debate economic, military, and societal matters, but their resolutions are ultimately subject to executive approval. Opposition is suppressed through surveillance, censorship, and subtle coercion. The Senate primarily functions to legitimize the central regime and maintain control over the outer systems—a symbol of former plurality now reduced to a tool of oppression. It is protectc by several Imperial Senate Guards which patrol the Senate at all times.