The New Dac Council
Mon Cal was ruled by a monarchy for eighty-three generations. Its king was advised by the Calamari Council, made up of experts and city leaders from across the planet. Although a small number of Quarren chieftains served on the council, the Quarren were pushed into mining and construction jobs, while the Mon Calamari pursued the arts and sciences. This systemic inequality led to tensions between the species for millennia.
However, the entire paradigm on Mon Cala has shifted in the wake of the Clone Wars. Ironically, it was Mon Cala’s enslavement under the Empire that provided the impetus for change. With the monarchy broken, an opportunity to form a more pragmatic government took shape, influenced by the Chandrilan planetary government. The Calamari Council reconvened and renamed itself the more species neutral "Dac Council." Governors and deputy governors are elected every two years from each district on Mon Cala and each colony to serve as council representatives. Each faction on the council selects a candidate for leadership, and the candidates are put to a general vote. The winner is named chief of state, while the runners-up fill the offices of the prime minister and defense minister.
The current members of the council are the Jhin Haya and Shant Hambakk representing the Mon Calamari, Fik Esteff and Gelmeen Firpaal representing the Quarren, and Arlass Khan representing the minority population.