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BREAKING NEWS!
Moments ago, the news broke that Supreme Chancellor Emil Ro of the New Republic has been murdered in what appears to be an assassination. The body of the Chancellor was first spotted by speeders passing by 500 Republica—a popular residential building for politicians on Coruscant—who noticed a body lying limp on one of the building's many balconies. The Republic branch of the Sector Rangers has opened an investigation into the Chancellor's death but have no details as to how he was shot or why just yet.
The Chancellor was a polarizing figure in galactic politics, rising to power as a mere freshman senator from the industrial world of Balmorra. A vote-of-no confidence ousted Ro's successor and propelled the young politician to the galactic stage. As Chancellor, he revived the decrepit Republic military and navy, but caught heat for his controversial decision to invade Sith-held Denon, ordering an orbital bombardment of the system's Sith bases earning him condemnation from several members of the Galactic Senate. He was also a popular figure in pop culture, with tabloids frenzying over reports of romances with Jedi Master Alexandria Voran, President Emryc Thorne, and his longtime rival Senator Jin Vaisra of Fondor. None of these reports could be confirmed.
"The Chancellor was a good man who strongly believed in the New Republic and the work of his colleagues in the Galactic Senate," a spokesperson from the Chancellor's Office said when pressed for a comment. "He worked tirelessly to forge a more peaceful galaxy. His light will be missed in a galaxy that is increasingly becoming darker and more violent."
The Chancellor's assassination comes at a time of increased violence in the galaxy. The recent attacks on Mon Cala, by Za Fenn, and Lothal, by the Mandalorians, are yet other incidents that mar this week of increasing bloodshed. It is hard to know what the Chancellor might have said about these crisis, but we here at the HoloNet News will continue to keep you appraised of new developments in these events and in the investigation of the Chancellor's death.