The Senate and Representatives of the various worlds of the Republic assembled on Coruscant to form the Senate, the governing body of the Republic. This democratic structure gave all member worlds a chance to influence and adjudicate galactic affairs.
In practice it is a bit of a bureaucratic mess and although the Republic has power much of that power is tied into the support of the member worlds. Each member state is bound by law and tradition to defend the Republic but in practice some worlds tend to carry more of the burden than others. All worlds are highly encouraged to provide military support and economic support which keeps the Republic going but in recent years that support has flagged in sectors that feel they are not being adequately protected from the Imperial menace.
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The current Supreme Chancellor is Zari Kubar newly elected on a platform of finding peace with the Empire. She is a popular figure with the common people but clashes quite a bit with those that want a more aggressive stance against the Empire. She supports more humanitarian causes and tends to downplay war and actions that could antagonize the Sith Empire. Some call her an apologist but she shrugs it off and continues her platform of reconciliation.