The governance of the Red Collective was an extremely sensitive issue.
It essentially decided who got to run an organization that was bound to become extremely powerful in the future.
Every councilor already possessed a good understanding on the governance of the Red Two.
The Red Fleet operated almost the same as the Common Fleet Alliance, which was a highly integrated military alliance.
The CFA originally formed due to the gathering of lots of different warfleets that had grown upset at the tyranny of leaders-gone-mad during the Age of Conquest.
Despite the clear threat posed by letting unaccountable leaders at the top make all of the decisions, the CFA and subsequently the RF never really got rid of this leadership structure.
The fleeters still stuck to their military hierarchy and expected a high degree of compliance from subordinates to leaders.