Ruling Council
this New Republic governmental body was originally part of the Provisional government. Much of its power had been dispersed during Leia Organa-Solo's tenure as Chief of State, as the Senate began to create fully-function councils. The primary power retained by the Ruling Council was the ability to remove a Chief of State who had become too powerful. This power had never been used, until the Yevethan Purge forced them to consider Leia's presidency.