The Politics of Umbria, one of the twenty 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 Regional Council 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 is in force since 2005.
After World War II Umbria became a stronghold of the Italian Communist Party and of its successors: the Democratic Party of the Left, the Democrats of the Left and finally the Democratic Party.
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