{"id":1008,"date":"2025-02-06T14:55:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T14:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/president.govmu.org\/president\/?page_id=1008"},"modified":"2025-07-28T09:37:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T09:37:37","slug":"mission-vision","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/president.govmu.org\/president\/mission-vision\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission &#038; Vision"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1008\" class=\"elementor elementor-1008\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa71901 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aa71901\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-221cd62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"221cd62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mission &amp; Vision<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2924d53 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2924d53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdc80d2 e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"cdc80d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"215777490\" aria-label=\"Tabs. 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He advocates for a reinvention of politics, promoting a new political culture that actively includes young people and values their contributions.<\/p><p>Recognizing the significant gap between current political practices and the expectations of the younger generation, President Gokhool calls for a \u201creset of the mindset\u201d to foster a more inclusive and participatory political environment. He underscores the importance of translating the national anthem\u2019s ideals\u2014\u201das one people, as one nation in peace, justice, and liberty\u201d \u2013 into\u00a0 reality.<\/p><p>In addressing the pressing issue of drug abuse, the President stresses the urgency of combating this scourge that devastates families and communities. He advocates for unwavering action against drug barons and traffickers, aligning with government initiatives to reorganize agencies like the National Agency for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Substance Abusers (NATRESA) for more effective rehabilitation and reintegration of victims.<\/p><p>President Gokhool also highlights the importance of national solidarity, urging collective action to support regions such as Agalega and to uphold the values of democracy and sustainable progress.<\/p><p>By fostering decisive action on critical issues, the President of the Republic of Mauritius aspires to build a more equitable, just, and prosperous future for all Mauritians.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2157774902\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-2157774902\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-bbb00a8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bbb00a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dc15ce e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8dc15ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15b53ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15b53ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><span class=\"ms-rteThemeFontFace-1 ms-rteFontSize-3\" style=\"color: #000000;\">The Office of the President is established under the Constitution.\u00a0 The President is the Head of State and Commander in Chief of the Republic of Mauritius. <\/span><span style=\"font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">To have a country where the rights of every citizen is respected according to the Constitution.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2157774903\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-2157774903\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-8e81afc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8e81afc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-084fe1e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"084fe1e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6b6efb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6b6efb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The mission of the Office of the President is to assist the President of the Republic in his responsibilities to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and to promote National Unity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2157774904\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-2157774904\" data-tab-index=\"4\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-3121363 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3121363\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f49288 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7f49288\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a49f278 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a49f278\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The objectives of the Office of the President are to issue writ of Elections, organise the protocol to put in place the Government of the day and the Leader of the Opposition, the Rodrigues Regional Assembly and the Executive Council and also for the opening of the National Assembly and the prorogation or dissolution thereof.\u00a0 It holds various activities\/functions to mark events such as National Day celebration, Open Day etc, processes files for the proper functioning of institutions as provided for under the Constitution (Public Service Commission, Electoral Supervisory Commission, Electoral Boundaries Commission and others), the petition of prisoners to be considered (Commission on the Prerogative of Mercy), the presentation of credentials by Ambassadors and High Commissioners to Mauritius and the appointment of Principal Representatives of Mauritius abroad.\u00a0 The Office is also responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of the official residence of the President comprising some 240 acres of grounds.\u200b<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mission &amp; 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