User blog comment:FairyRaven/Fairy Tail Chapter 437: Magnolia, Review and Commentary/@comment-24277053-20150525123257/@comment-9595671-20150525222359

Yeah, we've had 3 different Magic Councils already. The first that Jellal was manipulating for the events of Tower of Heaven when he was still under the influence of Ultear's magic.

Then we had the Magic Council that seemed like a bunch of jerks, especially to Fairy Tail. They lasted for a while until Jackal killed everyone but Doranbolt and the prisoners underground.

Now we have a Council that was formed by the Ten Wizards Saints (sans Makarov who vanished), since the previous councils chose them based on their strength I assume they might use a different system for how they run the Council this time.

Especially since you have to consider they may have not wanted the job, but they knew Tartarus' actions left a big impact on the magical world, especially with the attack on the previous Council.