The Protectorate has a unique... theocratic government that looks and functions somewhat like a parliamentary government. Basically, Phobos runs the Protectorate. His status as the "hero-king" figure Moonrider has given him carte blanche to recreate government as he sees fit. He's the post-Revolutionary War George Washington of the Protectorate, and there are many statesmen and Jedi and citizens who were, after the Hutt War, happy to make him the 'King.' Moonrider/Phobos is the "High Protector," or the chief of the Jedi Order. This gives him theocratic control over the government, which is run by a two-house parliament: The Jedi Forum and the Citizen Forum. The Jedi Forum is the upper house of government, and Jedi Knights and Masters of sufficent rank or station are chosen by Phobos to app