Politics of Umbria
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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
[edit] | This section needs to be updated. (September 2015) |
The Legislative Assembly of Umbria (Assemblea Legislativa dell'Umbria) is composed of 30 members. 24 councillors are elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation using the largest remainder method with a Droop quota and open lists, while 6 councillors (elected in bloc) come from a "regional list", including the President-elect. One seat is reserved for the candidate who comes second. If a coalition wins more than 50% of the total seats in the council with PR, only 3 candidates from the regional list will be chosen and the number of those elected in provincial constituencies will be 26. If the winning coalition receives less than 40% of votes special seats are added to the council to ensure a large majority for the President's coalition.[6]
The council 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 clause introduced in 1999 (literally they will stand together or they will fall together), also the council is dissolved and a snap election is called.[7]
Executive branch
[edit]The regional government (giunta regionale) is presided by the President of the Region (Presidente della Regione), who is elected for a five-year term, and is composed of the president and the ministers or assessors (assessori), who are currently five, including a vice president.[8]
List of presidents
[edit]| President | Term of office | Party | Coalition | Administration | Legislature | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presidents elected by the Regional Council of Umbria (1970–1995) | ||||||||
| 1 | 
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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 | 
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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 | 
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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 | 
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Francesco Ghirelli (b. 1948) |
22 July 1992 |
31 March 1993 |
PDS | PDS • PSI | Ghirelli | |
| 5 | 
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Claudio Carnieri (b. 1944) |
31 March 1993 |
5 June 1995 |
PDS | PDS • PSI | Carnieri | |
| Directly-elected Presidents (since 1995) | ||||||||
| 6 | 
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Bruno Bracalente (b. 1949) |
5 June 1995 |
17 April 2000 |
PDS DS |
PDS • PRC • PPI | Bracalente | VI (1995) |
| 7 | 
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Maria Rita Lorenzetti (b. 1953) |
17 April 2000 |
5 April 2005 |
DS PD |
DS • PRC • PPI | Lorenzetti I | VII (2000) |
| 5 April 2005 |
30 March 2010 |
DS • DL • PRC • PdCI | Lorenzetti II | VIII (2005) | ||||
| 8 | 
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Catiuscia Marini (b. 1967) |
30 March 2010 |
10 June 2015 |
PD | PD • IdV • FdS | Marini I | IX (2010) |
| 10 June 2015 |
28 May 2019[9] |
PD • PSI • SEL | Marini II | X (2015) | ||||
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Donatella Tesei (b. 1958) |
11 November 2019 |
Incumbent | LN | LN • FdI • FI | Tesei | XI (2019) |
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Stefania Proietti (b. 1975) |
Elect | Ind. | PD • M5S • AVS | Proietti | XII (2024) | |
Local government
[edit] | This section needs to be updated. (December 2022) |
Provinces
[edit]Umbria is divided in two provinces, which have been a traditional heartland of the left, from the Italian Communist Party to the current Democratic Party.
| Province | Inhabitants | President | Party | Election | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perugia | 671,821 | Nando Mismetti | Democratic Party | 2014 | |
| Terni | 234,665 | Leopoldo Di Girolamo | Democratic Party | 2014 | |
Municipalities
[edit]Umbria is also divided in 92 comuni (municipalities), most of which were established in the Middle Ages. A large majority of them are controlled by the Democratic Party.
Provincial capitals
[edit]| Municipality | Inhabitants | Mayor | Party | Election | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perugia | 168,169 | Andrea Romizi | Forza Italia | 2019 | |
| Terni | 113,324 | Leonardo Latini | Lega Nord Umbria | 2018 | |
Other municipalities with more than 20,000 inhabitants
[edit]| Municipality | Inhabitants | Mayor | Party | Election | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foligno | 58,162 | Stefano Zuccarini | Independent (centre-right) | 2014 | |
| Città di Castello | 40,567 | Luciano Bacchetta | Italian Socialist Party | 2016 | |
| Spoleto | 39,574 | Umberto De Augustinis | Forza Italia | 2018 | |
| Gubbio | 32,998 | Filippo Mario Stirati | Left Ecology Freedom | 2014 | |
| Assisi | 28,143 | Stefania Proietti | Democratic Party | 2016 | |
| Bastia Umbra | 21,874 | Stefano Ansideri | Forza Italia | 2014 | |
| Corciano | 21,332 | Cristian Betti | Democratic Party | 2018 | |
| Orvieto | 21,130 | Roberta Tardani | Independent (centre-right) | 2019 | |
Parties and elections
[edit]Latest regional election
[edit]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).
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| 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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Newell, James L. (2010). The Politics of Italy: Governance in a Normal Country. Cambridge University Press. p. 229. ISBN 9781139788892. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Giuffrida, Angela (28 October 2019). "Salvini's coalition sweeps to power in Umbria elections". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Centre-right wins Umbria election with landslide - English". ANSA.it. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "Speciale elezioni 2005". www.repubblica.it.
- ^ "Regional Council of Lombardy – 1999 Constitutional law" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
- ^ "Giunta Regionale". Regione Umbria (in Italian). Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ Resigned. The post was held by the vice-president Fabio Paparelli (PD) till a new regional election was called.
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