Political goodwill

represents the relationship between the political parties and you, and determines how easy it is to pass measures in the City Council and stay in power during the mayoral elections every six years. It is capped at +10 and -10.

Using goodwill

 * Goodwill is principally consumed during the voting process at the City Council, when you appeal to the parties. The effectiveness of appeals is determined, in part, by the amount of goodwill you have. While an appeal will typically deduct two points of goodwill, if you already had a large amount of it, it may be enough to give you a tremendous boost.
 * Blackmailing parties gives an instant -5 to goodwill, regardless of whether they obey you or not.
 * Disposing of evidence gives an instant +5 to your standing however.
 * Goodwill will eventually reset to its resting point, so make sure to use it regularly.