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The Politics of Umbria, one of the 20 regions of Italy, takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential representative democracy, whereby the president of the region is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Legislative power is vested in the Legislative Assembly of Umbria, while executive power is exercised by the Regional Cabinet led by the President, who is directly elected by the people. The current statute, which regulates the functioning of regional institutions, has been in force since 2005.

After World War II Umbria became a stronghold of the Italian Communist Party. The Communists and their successors (the Democratic Party of the Left, the Democrats of the Left and finally the Democratic Party) have governed the region since 1970. For these reasons, Umbria was long considered part of the so-called "Red belt".[1][2][3] The centre-left's dominance ended with the 2019 regional election, in which Donatella Tesei of Lega Nord–Umbria was elected President of Umbria by a landslide.[4][5]

## Legislative branch

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Main article: Legislative Assembly of Umbria

The Legislative Assembly of Umbria (Assemblea Legislativa dell'Umbria) is composed of 21 members. 19 councillors are elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation using the largest remainder method with a Droop quota and open lists, while the remaining two are the elected President and the candidate for president who comes second. The winning coalition wins a bonus of seats in order to make sure the elected president has a majority in the assembly.

The assembly is elected for a five-year term, but, if the President suffers a vote of no confidence, resigns or dies, under the simul stabunt, simul cadent (literally they will stand together or they will fall together) clause introduced in the Italian Constitution in 1999 and later incorporate in the Statute of Umbria, also the assembly is dissolved and an early election is called.

### 2024–2029 composition

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Legislative Assembly current political composition (2024–2029). Palazzo Cesaroni in Perugia is the seat of the Assembly. Party  | Seats  | Status

|
|

| Democratic Party (PD)  |

9 / 21

| In government
| Brothers of Italy (FdI)  |

3 / 21

| In opposition
| Forza Italia (FI)  |

2 / 21

| In opposition
| Lega |

2 / 21

| In opposition
| Umbria Tomorrow (UD)  |

2 / 21

| In government
| Five Star Movement (M5S)  |

1 / 21

| In government
| Greens and Left Alliance (AVS)  |

1 / 21

| In government
| Tesei for President  |

1 / 21

| In opposition

By coalition:

Coalition  | Seats  | Status  |

|
|
|

| Centre-left coalition |

13 / 21

| Government
| Centre-right coalition |

8 / 21

| Opposition

## Executive branch

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Palazzo Donini in Perugia is the seat of the Regional Cabinet. Palazzo Broletto in Perugia houses many offices of the regional government.

The Regional Cabinet (Giunta Regionale) is presided by the President of the Region (Presidente della Regione), who is elected for a five-year term, and is currently composed by 6 members: the President and 5 regional Assessors, including a Vice President (Vice Presidente).[6]

### Current composition

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Stefania Proietti was officially sworn in as President on 2 December 2024. Current executive was officially sworn in on 18 December 2024.[7]

Party  |  | Members

|
|

| Democratic Party | PD  | Vice President and 2 assessors
| Greens and Left Alliance | AVS  | 1 assessor
| Five Star Movement | M5S  | 1 assessor
Assessor  | Party  | Delegate for

|
|

Tommaso Bori
(vice president) |  | PD  | Finance and budget, cultural heritage
Francesco De Rebotti  |  | PD  | Economic development, public transports, labour
Simona Meloni  |  | PD  | Agricolture, parks and territory, tourism, hunting and fishing, sport
Fabio Barcaioli  |  | AVS  | Education, welfare and social housing
Thomas De Luca  |  | M5S  | Environment and climate change, green energy, waste management

### List of presidents

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Main article: List of presidents of Umbria

President  | Term of office  | Party  | Coalition  | Administration  | Legislature

|
|
|
|
|

Presidents elected by the Regional Council of Umbria (1970–1995)
1 |  | Pietro Conti
(1928–1988) | 8 June
1970  | 16 June
1975  | PCI | PCI • PSI • PSIUP | Conti I  | I
(1970)
16 June
1975  | 5 July
1976  | PCI • PSI | Conti II  | II
(1975)
2 |  | Germano Marri
(b. 1932) | 5 July
1976  | 9 June
1980  | PCI | PCI • PSI | Marri I
9 June
1980  | 13 May
1985  | Marri II  | III
(1980)
13 May
1985  | 11 May
1987  | Marri III  | IV
(1985)
3 |  | Francesco Mandarini
(1942–2022) | 11 May
1987  | 17 July
1990  | PCI
PDS | PCI • PSI | Mandarini I
17 July
1990  | 22 July
1992  | Mandarini II  | V
(1990)
4 |  | Francesco Ghirelli
(b. 1948) | 22 July
1992  | 31 March
1993  | PDS | PDS • PSI | Ghirelli
5 |  | Claudio Carnieri
(b. 1944) | 31 March
1993  | 5 June
1995  | PDS | PDS • PSI | Carnieri
Directly-elected Presidents (since 1995)
6 |  | Bruno Bracalente
(b. 1949) | 5 June
1995  | 17 April
2000  | PDS
DS | PDS • PRC • PPI | Bracalente  | VI
(1995)
7 |  | Maria Rita Lorenzetti
(b. 1953) | 17 April
2000  | 5 April
2005  | DS
PD | DS • PRC • PPI | Lorenzetti I  | VII
(2000)
5 April
2005  | 16 April
2010  | DS • DL • PRC • PdCI | Lorenzetti II  | VIII
(2005)
8 |  | Catiuscia Marini
(b. 1967) | 16 April
2010  | 10 June
2015  | PD | PD • IdV • FdS | Marini I  | IX
(2010)
10 June
2015  | 28 May
2019[8] | PD • PSI • SEL | Marini II  | X
(2015)
9 |  | Donatella Tesei
(b. 1958) | 11 November
2019  | 2 December
2024  | LN | LN • FdI • FI | Tesei  | XI
(2019)
10 |  | Stefania Proietti
(b. 1975) | 2 December
2024  | Incumbent | Ind. | PD • M5S • AVS | Proietti  | XII
(2024)

## Local government

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### Provinces

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Province  | Inhabitants  | President  | Party  | Election

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|
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Perugia | 671,821  |  | Stefania Proietti | Independent  | 2021
Terni | 234,665  |  | Laura Pernazza  | Independent  | 2021

### Municipalities

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Umbria is also divided in 92 comuni (municipalities), most of which were established in the Middle Ages.

#### Provincial capitals

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Municipality  | Inhabitants  | Mayor  | Party  | Election

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Perugia | 168,169  |  | Vittoria Ferdinandi  | Independent (PD)  | 2024
Terni | 113,324  |  | Stefano Bandecchi | Popular Alternative | 2023

#### Other municipalities with more than 20,000 inhabitants

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Municipality  | Inhabitants  | Mayor  | Party  | Election

|
|
|
|

Foligno | 55,328  |  | Stefano Zuccarini  | Lega | 2024
Città di Castello | 38,337  |  | Luca Secondi  | Democratic Party | 2021
Spoleto | 36,091  |  | Andrea Sisti  | Democratic Party | 2021
Gubbio | 30,339  |  | Vittorio Fiorucci  | Independent (FI)  | 2024
Assisi | 28,143  |  | Stefania Proietti | Independent (PD)  | 2021
Bastia Umbra | 21,190  |  | Erigo Pecci  | Democratic Party | 2024
Corciano | 21,485  |  | Lorenzo Pierotti  | Democratic Party | 2023

## Parties and elections

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Main article: Elections in Umbria

### Latest regional election

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Main article: 2024 Umbrian regional election

In the latest regional election, which took place on 17–18 November 2024, Stefania Proietti (an independent supported by the Democratic Party) was elected President of Umbria by defeating incumbent President Donatella Tesei (Lega Umbria).

17–18 November 2024 Umbrian regional election results

Results by party

Results by coalition

Candidates  | Votes  | %  | Seats  | Parties  | Votes  | %  | Seats
| Stefania Proietti | 182,394  | 51.13  | 1  |  | Democratic Party | 97,089  | 30.23  | 9
| Five Star Movement | 15,125  | 4.71  | 1
| Umbria Tomorrow – Proietti for President  | 15,084  | 4.70  | 1
| Greens and Left Alliance | 13,750  | 4.28  | 1
| Umbria for Public Healthcare  | 7,819  | 2.43  | –
| Future Umbria  | 7,402  | 2.30  | –
| Umbrian Civics  | 5,025  | 1.56  | –
Total | 161,294 | 50.23 | 12
| Donatella Tesei | 164,727  | 46.17  | 1  |  | Brothers of Italy | 62,419  | 19.44  | 3
| Forza Italia | 31,128  | 9.69  | 2
| League | 24,729  | 7.70  | 1
| Tesei for President  | 16,023  | 4.99  | 1
| Us Moderates | 9,229  | 2.87  | –
| Popular Alternative | 6,939  | 2.16  | –
| Union of the Centre | 1,432  | 0.45  | –
Total | 151,899 | 47.30 | 7
| Marco Rizzo | 3,946  | 1.11  | –  |  | Sovereign Popular Democracy | 1,793  | 0.56  | –
| Reformist Alternative for Rizzo  | 1,286  | 0.40  | –
Total | 3,079 | 0.96 | –
| Martina Leonardi | 1,901  | 0.53  | –  |  | Together for a Resistant Umbria  | 1,556  | 0.48  | –
| Moreno Pasquinelli | 993  | 0.28  | –  |  | Dissident Front  | 896  | 0.28  | –
| Giuseppe Paolone | 866  | 0.24  | –  |  | Force of the People  | 763  | 0.24  | –
| Elia Francesco Fiorini | 840  | 0.24  | –  |  | Alternative for Umbria  | 746  | 0.23  | –
| Giuseppe Tritto | 837  | 0.23  | –  |  | United Humans Together  | 729  | 0.23  | –
| Fabrizio Pignalberi | 253  | 0.07  | –  |  | More Sovereign Italy  | 109  | 0.03  | –
| Fifth Pole for Italy  | 67  | 0.02  | –
Total | 176 | 0.05 | –
Total candidates | 356,757 | 100.00 | 2 | Total parties | 321,138 | 100.00 | 19
Blank and invalid votes  | 10,046  |  |
Registered voters/turnout  | 701,367  | 52.30  |
Source: Ministry of the Interior – Election in Umbria

## References

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1. ^ Ceccarini, Luigi; Newell, James L. (2019). The Italian General Election of 2018: Italy in Uncharted Territory. Springer. p. 252\. ISBN 9783030136178. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
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3. ^ Barbieri, Giovanni (2012). "The Northern League in the 'Red Belt' of Italy" (PDF). Bulletin of Italian Politics. 4 (2). University of Glasgow: 277–294\. ISSN 1759-3077. Retrieved 15 October 2019.277-294&rft.date=2012&rft.issn=1759-3077&rft.aulast=Barbieri&rft.aufirst=Giovanni&rft_id=https://www.gla.ac.uk/media/Media_264090_smxx.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Politics+of+Umbria" class="Z3988">
4. ^ Giuffrida, Angela (28 October 2019). "Salvini's coalition sweeps to power in Umbria elections". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
5. ^ "Centre-right wins Umbria election with landslide - English". ANSA.it. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
6. ^ "Giunta Regionale". Regione Umbria (in Italian). Retrieved 4 May 2021.
7. ^ PerugiaToday (18 December 2024). "Regione Umbria, ufficiale: la nuova giunta di Stefania Proietti, i nomi degli assessori e le deleghe" [Umbria Region, it's official: the new executive of Stefania Proietti] (in Italian). Retrieved 24 December 2024.
8. ^ Resigned. The post was held by the vice-president Fabio Paparelli (PD) till a new regional election was called.

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