 Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Legislative Assembly.The region has long been a stronghold of the Italian Communist Party and its successors, from the Democratic Party of the Left to the present-day Democratic Party, and is part of the so-called "Red belt", along with Tuscany, Marche and Umbria.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 by the President, the Ministers ("Assessori"), who are currently 12, including a vice president and one Under-Secretary for in President's office.