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CORUSCANT — The race for the Chancellery just got flipped on its head.

Just as Free Soiler nominee Kalik Carr’s momentum seemed to be stalling against frontrunner Seema Kaur over the last few rotations, Zak Po’Teb delivered a stunning late-cycle twist. Conceding his distant third-place standing, the Diplomat candidate not only ended his campaign today but threw his full endorsement behind Carr.

This move has sent shockwaves through the Senate Dome. Until mid-day today, the prevailing consensus among analysts was that Po’Teb had slim hopes of holding the Chancellor’s Gavel himself. The real question was who he would play kingmaker for.

Most expected him to back the establishment. While the War Hawks and Diplomats are traditional rivals, they are both legacy parties with a mutual interest in maintaining the status quo against rising populist movements. By endorsing the young and populist Free Soiler party instead, Po’Teb has shattered that expectation.

Po’Teb gave his reasoning in his concession speech for why he is upsetting the establishment,

“The Republic has been at peace for over a century-and-a-half. We have dumped trillions of credits into a military-industrial complex that has resulted in massive fleets, armaments, bases, and space stations that have been mothballed. We innovate new weapons of destruction and death just for the sake of it. The other major governments in the Galaxy are either our friends or they greatly overestimate their ability to commit violence to our armed forces. The upstart Third Estate is not our concern. Our concern needs to be on providing an optimistic future for our citizenry.

We continue to fill corporate coffers rather than provide so many needed necessities that our poor and homeless fellow citizens need in order to get their feet under them! While I believe that a central, federal initiative would be more effective in meeting this need, I concede that the current winds of the electorate would prefer that the challenge be spearhead by sector governments with the assistance of federal credits. For these reasons, and for the benefit of our struggling citizens, I fully endorse the platform of Kalik Carr and the Free Soilers who I believe will work with the Diplomats to provide a future for our most downtrodden.”

This move solidifies the Free Soilers not just as a movement, but as the third pillar in a new political triumvirate. Academics suggest this realignment will likely accelerate the fragmentation of the Senate, offering more leverage to smaller, single-issue parties in future cycles. The era where holding the Chancellor’s Gavel guaranteed an unimpeded legislative agenda appears to be drawing to a close.

In the immediate term, however, Po’Teb’s backing is anticipated to vault Carr past Kaur by a solid margin in the final days of voting. It now seems highly probable that the Free Soilers will elect their first Chancellor at the end of this cycle.

Political insiders also expect a quid pro quo is already in place: it is widely believed Po’Teb will be selected as Vice Chancellor in exchange for delivering his voting block, securing a crucial foothold for the Diplomat agenda within the new executive branch.

Quan Regal

Affiliated Press

CORUSCANT — The upcoming quarterly election is shaping up to be a historic realignment of galactic politics. With one-quarter of the Senate—93 individual seats—up for reelection, new polling suggests the Free Soiler Party is successfully capitalizing on anti-establishment sentiment across the Mid-Rim, completely upending early forecasts for the Chancellery race.

The fallout from the Khorta-Okun scandal and the dissolution of the Preservation Society have created massive voting gaps. Disillusioned with the status quo, swing-sector voters are increasingly looking outside the traditional Diplomat and War Hawk legacy parties for answers.

The Diplomat Defection and War Hawk Border Gains

The data indicates the Diplomat Party is suffering the heaviest attrition. While Chancellor candidate Zak Po’Teb’s push to reorient the Republic economy toward the civilian sector holds some appeal, the Free Soiler platform is effectively siphoning long-time Diplomat voters. Communities across the vastly diverse Mid-Rim are demanding the hyper-local, sector-scale interventions that the Free Soilers are championing.

Conversely, the War Hawk Party is holding the line—and even gaining ground—in the Outer Rim. Sectors bordering the authoritarian Third Estate are voting heavily on defense, driven by deep-seated anxieties over their militaristic neighbor. This has maintained frontrunner Seema Kaur’s lead in the race, though it appears that gap could be closed by Carr if current voter polls continue.

The Rise of Coalition Politics

This election may also spell the end of clear, single-party mandates. Ambitious political action groups are racing to form new minority parties to fill the vacuum left by the Preservation Society. By running highly targeted, single-issue campaigns, these groups are threatening to further fragment the Senate into a complex, coalition-style legislative body. Many experts have begun making predictions that the days of sweeping majority control under the Senate Dome may be over.

Professor of Economics and Political Science Phefal Q’ewk at Reena University in the Tipani Sector,

“After the end of the Galactic Alliance, the political structure of the Republic was fairly homogenous. There were disagreements, certainly, but with the aftermath of the Attrition Wars and the destruction through the Imperium War the various factions of the Senate were unified in goal: Preserve and strengthen the New Republic to keep its cohesion and protect its territory. But that was 150 cycles ago, and there has been no threat that has arisen that has threatened the territorial safety of the Republic. Priorities change in extended times of peace. This disruption internally of the status-quo of the Republic has been long overdue. What it will bring is anyone’s guess, but we have had parties divided along centrist and populist lines before, such as after the end of the Palpatine Empire, so there is a precedent for it.”

Professor of Public Policy Al-balek at the University of Sanbra,

“It comes to no surprise to students of history that the Free Soiler Party’s heart consists of the sectors of the former Commonwealth. The reunion of the Commonwealth with the core of what is now the Galactic Republic was born out of necessity in the face of onslaught from the Chiss Ascendency. It was not coerced, per se, but certainly the underlying cultural differences within those systems that led to a desire for independence from the Galactic Alliance are still lodestones today.”

Certainly one thing is certain: The makeup of the Senate Dome will be changing dramatically in the next Senatorial cycles.

By Quan Regal

Affiliated Press

CORUSCANT – The primary nominations are locked, and the race for the Chancellery has officially begun. With the Preservation Society collapsing under the weight of the Khorta-Okun scandal, the upcoming election promises to be one of the most unpredictable—and consequential—in recent history.

As outgoing Chancellor Khorta prepares to vacate both his office and the Senate following the revelations regarding the Stenos war crimes, three distinct visions for the Republic have emerged. With the first debate scheduled for later this cycle, the political ad wars have already commenced.

The Diplomat-Centrist Coalition: Stability and Subsidies

In a significant tactical shift, the Centrist Party has declined to field a candidate, instead throwing their weight behind the Diplomat Party nominee, Zak Po’teb.

Representing the Arrowhead Sector, Po’teb is campaigning on a platform of strict economic reform. The collapse of the D’Astran Legacy Bank on Axxila remains a fresh wound for the Northeastern regions, and Po’teb is championing aggressive federal oversight to prevent a repeat disaster.

His foreign policy marks a sharp pivot from the current administration. Arguing that military buildup merely provokes the expanding Third Estate, Po’teb proposes diverting Navy and Army spending into industrial subsidies for major shipwrights like Rendili, Corellia, and Kuat.

At his acceptance speech, Po’teb framed this as a moral and economic necessity:

“Homelessness has been a problem across many sectors off and on for a century. The working class of the Republic has been robbed of wages and opportunities for generations. The failure of the bank on Axxila exacerbated these issues. We need to focus on our working-class. We need to stimulate the economy, offer jobs, and make sure that all citizens within our Republic have opportunities to succeed.”

The War Hawks: Peace Through Strength

The War Hawk Party is fighting for its life. While still reeling from the implication of Defense Secretary Arn Hulos in the Khorta scandal, the party hopes to stem their losses in the Mid-Rim by nominating the highly popular Seema Kaur.

Seen as the ideological successor to former Chancellor Naka Rei, Kaur retains immense personal respect within the Senate. Her platform is unapologetically interventionist: upgrade the military, arm allies like the League of Sovereign Systems, and actively check the expansion of Vahn Goreing’s dictatorship.

Critics warn this approach invites open war, but Kaur argues that isolationism is a death sentence.

“We are the stewards of peace in the Galaxy. We learned in the Wyld War what happens when we ignore the growing conflicts and warlords in the Outer Rim. They will bring war to our doorstep no matter if we bury our heads in the sand or not. Appeasement is never the answer to ambitious totalitarians who seek to rule like Emperors and Kings. If we continue to ignore the pleas for aid from the Outer Rim, when we have the means to help right now, we will be abiding the violent ambition of Vahn Goreing and enabling him to grow his power to a point where he will turn his ambitions towards the Republic itself.”

The Free Soilers: Autonomy and reform

Sensing blood in the water, the Free Soiler Party sees the current chaos as their best chance to break the two-party deadlock. Their candidate, Kalik Carr of the Trans-Vulta Sector, is hammering the federal government on its recent failures.

Carr’s message is resonating in the Hardar Sector and beyond: Coruscant is broken, and the only solution is decentralization. She proposes slashing federal regulations and redirecting resources to local sector governments.

“The Federal Government has proven every one of the points we’ve been making for cycles and cycles. Corruption, ineptitude, and selfishness has caused Senators on Coruscant to be completely removed from the day-to-day lives of the beings that vote for them. Only local governments can be responsive to the needs of their people, and we need to not only get out of the way of those local governments but we need to give them the resources they have lacked for decades to provide for their needs.”

With no incumbent running and the electorate deeply divided, forecasts remain volatile. The only certainty is that by the end of this cycle, the Republic will look very different.

By Quan Regal

Affiliated Press

Local authorities in Mos Ila confirmed today that an illegal stockpile of weapons and technology was uncovered and neutralized following a Jedi‑led operation.

It has been reported that the hidden stockpile—believed to be owned by the Twin-Shadow Exchange—was discovered in the neighbouring settlement of Mos Elka, along with a terminal containing a list of known assailants and criminal contacts.

Following the Jedi’s investigation, the materials were secured and turned over to the Tatooine Security Bureau. The Bureau’s captain, Ralven Doss, issued a statement thanking the Jedi Order for their swift intervention:

“Without their timely action, these assets could have fuelled serious harm across the region.”

While Mos Elka was previously overlooked by early crime prevention efforts, the Captain indicated that they would ensure greater presence in the area moving forward.

From the Galactic Core, reporting from Coruscant.

In a rare public address, from the Jedi Order’s eastern heart, from the steps of the Ossus Temple. Jedi Leader, Grandmaster Audax has announced the commencement of a galactic tour spanning across the Jedi Order’s primary and secondary facilities. This would mark the first such initiative by a sitting Grandmaster in over a century. 

“The Galaxy grows restless. It is not enough for the Jedi to remain watchers… Guardians from afar. We must stand among the people, remind them that we are servants of the light, not just symbols of it.” Audax stated.

The tour, scheduled to span over several cycles and will include visits to the, Duneden, Rannon, Taloraan, and Ilum. With additional appearances across the smaller outposts. Sources within the High Council describe the initiatives intent is to strengthen coordination between the different enclaves and renewal of the Order’s image after the closure of the Thanium Wars. Though, not all observers share the same optimism. Political Analyst Sallin Drexka of the CoreWorld Institute commented, “The Grandmaster’s rhetoric about an active and unified Jedi Order sounds noble… but to some, its smells of centralization, control. Do you think each satellite of the Jedi Order believes the same thing? Preach their code the same way? This is an overreach.”

On the Republic side, reactions have been cautiously positive. Senatorial representatives from the Chandrila Concord praised the tour as a “gesture of transparency, where the Order has often acted in quiet”. While industrial lobbies on Eriadu and Corellia expressed concerns that a more visible Jedi presence could “interfere with commercial security operations.”

So the tour will begin with a ceremonial departure from Ossus, where Masters, Knights, and Initiates will gather to offer the Grandmaster the traditional blessings for his Journey of Light before he boards his ship, the Luminary. 

As the galaxy watches, one question stands through both the senate and the stars, is this the dawn of a new Jedi Order?