After Marta Cartabia , another woman at the helm of the Constitutional Court .
This is Silvana Sciarra , 74, an Apulian labor lawyer (she is originally from Trani), who takes over from Giuliano Amato .
In 2014 she was elected constitutional judge by Parliament and in recent years of the Consulta she has been the vice-president.
Sciarra was elected with only a passing vote - 8 to 7 - prevailing over Daria De Pretis . The third candidate, Nicolò Zanon , did not get any votes.
The new president will remain in office for about a year, until November 2023 .
(Unioneonline / lf)