Politics

Altering party platforms, controlling local elections, changing appointed offices and calling in favors all fall under the purview of Political Influence. Well- timed blackmail, bribery, spin-doctoring and sundry other tricks are the stock in trade on both sides of this fence. Some of the likely contacts and allies include pollsters, lobbyists, activists, party members, spin-doctors and politicians from rural zoning committees to the mayors of major cities or representatives in Congress.
West Berlin is governed by a democratically elected House of Representatives with 160 seats, and the Senate of Berlin with up to eight Senators serving under the Governing Mayor. The role of parliament is the passing of legislation, including the government budget, and to appoint the Governing Mayor of Berlin. The Senators are appointed by the Mayor and are in charge of one of the eight Senate Department portfolios (Chancellery, Department for Labour, Integration and Women’s Affairs, Department for Education, Youth and Science, Department for Finance, etc.). The current Governing Mayor is Dietrich Stobbe of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), who form a majority coalition with the Free Democratic Party. The President of the House of Representatives is Peter Lorenz, a politician of the minority Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
As Berlin is still an occupied zone, appointment to political office must be confirmed by the Allied Commissioner. Leadership of the Allied Control Council rotated monthly between the American, British, and French powers.
==Status==
••••• Governing Mayor
•••• Allied Commissioner, President of the House of Representatives, Long-time City Senator
••• City Senator, Member of Parliament, Influential Lobbyist
•• Political Aide, Interest Group Advocate
• Intern, Registered Party Member, Grassroots Activist
==Tasks==
===Level 1===
:Minor lobbying
:Identify the real platforms of politicians and their parties
:Be in the know
===Level 2===
:Meet small-time politicians
:Garner inside information on processes, laws and the like
:Use a slush fund or fund-raiser ($1,000)
===Level 3===
:Sway or alter political projects (local parks, renovations, small construction)
===Level 4===
:Enact city-wide legislation
:Dash careers of lower Status politicians
===Level 5===
:Get your candidate into office Status 3 or below
:Enact encompassing legislature
Category:Influence