The order of precedence for public ceremonies in France is established by Décret n°89-655 du 13 septembre 1989 relatif aux cérémonies publiques,préséances,honneurs civils et militaires. The original order has been modified since 1989,for example inserting the Defender of Rights after that office's 2011 creation. As of 9 January 2024 the order is as follows:
- The President of the Republic
- The Prime Minister
- The President of the Senate
- The President of the National Assembly
- Former Presidents of the Republic,in order of term
- Nicolas Sarkozy
- François Hollande
- The Government,in the order decided by the President of the Republic
- Former Prime Ministers,in order of term
- Laurent Fabius
- Édith Cresson
- Édouard Balladur
- Alain Juppé
- Lionel Jospin
- Jean-Pierre Raffarin
- Dominique de Villepin
- François Fillon
- Jean-Marc Ayrault
- Manuel Valls
- Bernard Cazeneuve
- Édouard Philippe
- Jean Castex
- Élisabeth Borne
- Gabriel Attal
- The President of the Constitutional Council
- The Vice President of the Conseil d'État
- The President of the Economic,Social and Environmental Council
- The Defender of Rights
- Members of the National Assembly
- Senators
- European parliament members
- The judicial authority represented by the first President of the Court of Cassation and the public prosecutor of that court
- The first President of the Revenue Court and the public prosecutor of that court
- The Great Chancellor of the Légion d'honneur,chancellor of the National Order of Merit and the members of the councils of these orders
- The Chancellor of the Order of the Libération,and the members of the council of this order
- The Chief of the Defence Staff
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The Cour des Comptes is France's supreme audit institution,under French law an administrative court. As such,it is independent from the legislative and executive branches of the French Government. However,the 1946 and 1958 French constitutions made it the Court's duty to assist the Cabinet and Parliament in regulating government spending. The Court thus combines functions of a court of exchequer,comptroller general's office,and auditor general's office in common-law countries. It is also a Grand Corps of the French State and mainly recruits among the best-ranked students graduating from the Ecole nationale d'administration.
Sciences Po Aix, also referred to as Institut d'Études Politiques d'Aix-en-Provence,is a Grande École of political studies located in Aix-en-Provence,in the South of France. It is associated with Aix-Marseille University and is part of a network of ten Institut d'études politiques,also known as IEP's.
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