Margherita Cassano has made history in Italy after she was elected the supreme court’s president on Wednesday. Cassano, the former president of the Florence court of appeal, replaces Pietro Curzio, who retiring. She had been Curzio’s deputy.

Cassano’s appointment comes on the heels of Premier Giorgia Meloni becoming Italy’s first woman head of government last year after leading a right-wing alliance to victory in September’s general election. Rounding out the record-setting trifecta for women in power, Elly Schlein has become the first woman to lead Italy’s opposition, centre-left Democratic Party (PD) after winning Sunday’s leadership primary.