New Council of City-States

"We will pull ourselves back from the brink... Together, as one."

- Thel 'Vadam at the council's first gathering.

The New Council of City-States, often shortened to New Council or Helios Council and referred to by humanity as the Sangheili Council, is the main governing body of and  following the. Comprised of the most influential factions left after the, the New Council is the first widely-accepted interstellar government that the Elites have possessed since the dawn of.

Since its establishment in August 2560, the New Council of City-States has formally recognized  as its leader and cultural representative on the galactic stage.