The Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Senate, Finis Valorum, was impeached and received nearly 80% of the Vote of No Confidence in the next vote. The Galactic Republic's political arena has abandoned him.
After Valorum confirmed his resignation, the campaign for the new Supreme Chancellor was also in full swing.
Three candidates, Sheev Palpatine of Naboo, Bail Antilles of Alderaan, and Ainlee Teem of Malastare.
Among the three, Bail Antilles is a very radical reformist, and his coming to power is likely to touch the interests of those Super Enterprises including Kuat Drive Yards, so he is basically an addition.
On the bright side, the one with the greatest advantage is Ainlee Teem of Planet Malastare. He has the support of the entire Ring Faction Senators behind him. There is great momentum to directly win the majority of votes in one fell swoop to serve as the Supreme Chancellor.
In fact, there are many precedents for such things to be chaired by members of the Senate from some small planets.
The leader of the Ring Faction, Planet Ryloth Senator Orn Free Taa also declared in a high-profile manner that Teem has actually won the election!
However, Sheev Palpatine knew that he was the one who was definitely elected. The current political trend has become obvious under his continuous guidance. When the super enterprises such as the Trade Federation have been extremely inflated, and the Republic is completely ignored, a powerful Government is those who have vested interests, what the Enterprises that control the lifeline of the Republic want to see.
They are no longer interested in continuing to play this democratic game with the poor and weak planets in the Outer Rim! If they have enough strength, they must get enough status and enough benefits! Distributing benefits to the outer ring planets and aiding them? Ha!
Palpatine has already reached an agreement with these classes, and once these people make a move, the Ring Faction Senators in the Outer Ring Star Sector cannot have any chance.
In front of these Super Enterprises that have been rising continuously since the birth of Civilization in the Galaxy, including the Trade Federation, they are just rising stars, and they will soon tell the Outer Rim what is the background!
However, Sheev Palpatine just told Queen Amidala lightly that he still has some advantages, that is, the sympathy votes he got because of the invasion of Planet Naboo.
Queen Amidala no longer had the patience to continue waiting for the birth of a new Supreme Chancellor. Despite the dissuasion of Senator Palpatine, she insisted on leaving Coruscant and returning to Planet Naboo.
After she made up her mind, the Jedi Order also continued to let Master Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi go to protect her and, because Master Yoda and Master Windu did not recognize Anakin Skywalker, were unwilling to let him become a Jedi Padawan, Qui-Gon Jinn took Anakin with him and went to Planet Naboo together.
However, none of them realized that there was another person watching them when they boarded the tarmac and were about to leave Coruscant.
Darth Plagueis stood in the shadows, staring intently at the little boy following Qui-Gon Jinn. His gaze seems to have crossed countless Systems and countless times and space, and it coincides with a certain time in the future... His predictive ability that had disappeared had returned to his body at this moment.
He saw... standing behind the little boy was a Cyborg in Black Armor. He is tall and straight, evil and full of oppression. Darth Vader...
"Hehehehe..." Darth Plagueis laughed lowly, "You belong to the Dark Side after all Chosen One! I just don't know, who is the person who led you into the darkness? Of course! Apart from creating, Is there anyone else besides you and me? Hahahaha... Tonight, the Sith will return to the era of two people! And in the near future, this will be the stage of one Sith! My stage!"
But he didn't see who taught the future Anakin, and soon, what he saw turned into a shadow again, as usual, but he still left contentedly.
Plagueis sent a message to Darth Malthael, asking him to go to his mansion this evening - to wait near the Kaldani Spires, but he cannot enter without his call.
Perhaps because he was excited, he finally knew how to consider Malthael's feelings. He added a sentence at the end of the message, 'The supreme power will be shared by us! '
However, he never dreamed that just less than a kilometer away from the building where he was, Darth Malthael closed the communicator coldly, as if talking to himself, saying: "Is it all right?"
"Darth Plagueis, he was standing on the balcony giggling just now!" Darth Tenebrous' ghost sneered, "Plagueis, he is indeed useless. Although his Dark Side Force is still the most powerful that the world has ever seen, he is destined to be eliminated on this stage! And you, Darth Malthael! Can you be on this stage again? How long have you been standing?"
"I don't know how long I can stand, but I know how long you can stand." Malthael sneered, "It depends, on how long I can stand."
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That night, the former Co-Chairman of the Interstellar Banking Clan, Hego Damask II, who had not appeared in the business and political circles for a long time, appeared in a high-profile manner, and the Senator of Planet Naboo, Sheev Palpatine, who was also a candidate for the new Supreme Chancellor walked together, showing his support for Palpatine.
This is a very important signal because the reappearance of Hego means that the power of the Interstellar Banking Clan will tilt, and it will fall to Palpatine's side.
In the midst of a large number of reporters chasing and intercepting them, the bodyguards of the two separated from the crowd and ushered them towards the Galaxy Theatre. Today, the dance troupe from Planet Mon Calamari will present you with the latest and most moving dances and songs. Of course, this expensive fare also keeps almost everyone out, except for the top rich and powerful.
After the performance, they returned to Hego's mansion and continued to drink and have fun.
Palpatine and Hego were drinking wine while talking about the future political direction of the Galaxy. Palpatine kept promising that as long as he won the election, Hego would be nominated as the Deputy Chancellor immediately, and then they would settle the Naboo dispute beautifully together.
Palpatine kept filling wine for Plagueis, and when he was happy with the chat, he stood on the table, dancing like a clown, using exaggerated movements and voices to preview the speech he would give in the Senate tomorrow. His performance caused Plagueis to laugh heartily, and the wine kept drinking into his stomach like drinking water.
After drinking for three rounds, an imperceptible coldness flashed in the eyes of the two of them.
[This Galaxy has no place for you! Sidious! ]
[The Galaxy is destined to be mine! Master! ]
[The old order will pass away, and the new order will come! And this time, I will be a chess player! ] Outside the building, with the cold night wind blowing, a man covered in a black cloak stood on the spire, quietly watching the farce.