The Italian

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is fixed by Decree of the

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(D.P.C.M.) of April 14, 2006 and of April 16, 2008.Disposizioni generali in materia di cerimoniale e disciplina delle precedenze tra le cariche pubbliche (Giugno 2008)
Retrieved 28 April 2020. It is a hierarchy of officials in the

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used to direct protocol. The President, being head of state, is first, and the Prime Minister (President of the Council of Ministers), the head of government, is fourth. #The President of the Republic (

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) #( Cardinals and princes of reigning dynasties - these officers cannot preside over the ceremony) #The President of the Senate of the Republic (

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) #The President of the

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(

Lorenzo Fontana Lorenzo Fontana (born 10 April 1980) is an Italian politician and member of the Lega (political party), League (Lega), who is serving as President of the Chamber of Deputies (Italy), President of the Chamber of Deputies since 2022 President of t ...

) #The

(Prime-Minister) (

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) #The President of the

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( Giovanni Amoroso) #Former President of the Republic (None living) #Vice Presidents of the Senate of the Republic ## Anna Rossomando ## Gian Marco Centinaio ## Maria Domenica Castellone ## Licia Ronzulli #Vice Presidents of the

## Sergio Costa ## Fabio Rampelli ## Giorgio Mulé ## Anna Ascani #Vice Presidents of the

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## Antonio Tajani ##

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#Vice Presidents of the

## Franco Modugno ## Giulio Prosperetti #Ministers of the Republic #Judges of the

# Presidents of Regions #The First President of the Supreme Court of Cassation (Margherita Cassano) #The President of the

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( Renato Brunetta) #Deputy Ministers of the Republic #Quaestors of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies, in order of seniority #Presidents of Parliamentary Commissions #The President of the

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( Luigi Maruotti) #The President of the Court of Accounts ( Guido Carlino) #The Governor of the Central Bank of Italy ( Fabio Panetta) #The General Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Cassation ( Luigi Salvato) #The

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of the Republic ( Gabriella Palmieri Sandulli) #The Chief of the Defence Staff #Senators and Deputies, in order of appointment #The President of the ( Roberto Antonelli) #The President of the National Research Council (

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) #The President of the Superior Court of Public Waters #The Vice President of the Council of Military Courts #The Vice President of the High Council of the Judiciary #The Presidents of the Autonomous Provinces of

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and

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#The Deputy President of the Supreme Court of Cassation #

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s, in their provinces #

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s, in their cities #Presidents and General Prosecutors of the

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#Presidents of

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, in their cities #Catholic Bishops, in their dioceses #The Chief of the

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Staff ( Amm. Giuseppe Cavo Dragone) #The Chief of the

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Staff ( Amm. Sq.

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) #The Chief of the

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Staff ( Gen. S.A. Luca Goretti) #The President of the Permanent conference of Rectors (Dr. Giovanna Iannantuoni, PhD) #Ambassadors, in order of establishment of diplomatic relations with their countries

References

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Order of precedence An order of precedence is a sequential hierarchy of importance applied to individuals, groups, or organizations. For individuals, it is most often used for diplomats in attendance at very formal occasions. It can also be used in the context of ...

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...