Bakuran Senate

The Bakuran Senate was the main governing body of Bakura. It consisted of forty senators, each representing a sector of the planet, and the prime minister, who was head of the Senate. The longest-serving senator apparently was the secondary leader of the Senate, serving as the opposition leader when necessary.

The period of time leading up to the Imperial occupation of Bakura (1 ABY-4 ABY) was marked by vicious partisan infighting amongst the senators, with a consensus unable to be reached even for programs as unimportant as the school calendar.

When the Empire occupied Bakura, many dissenting politicians were purged, and the Imperial governor assumed many of the powers of the existing government. As a result, Senate affairs ran smoother. During this time, the governor had a seat in the Senate, as its new head, although the prime minister continued to serve, both in government and the Senate.

After the Battle of Bakura and the ensuring liberation of the planet, the Bakuran Senate and its government returned to the way it was before the occupation.

From the era of the Clone Wars to the Yuuzhon Vong invasion, several members of the Captison family served in the Bakuran Senate.