This was largely rejected by many in the Senate, but the ones who agreed formed their own faction called the 'Centrists.'Įventually, enough Centrists banded together and formed a slim majority over the rival Populist party to create the position of 'First Senator' within the New Republic. Senators after Return of the Jedi didn't necessarily support the actions of Emperor Palpatine, but did think that a stronger authoritarian Chancellor, large standing military and even some of the programs the Empire instilled galaxy-wide were worth adopting in the new government.
Believe it or not, not everyone was too happy the Empire was disbanded in favor of the New Republic.
