🔗 Share this article Student Society President-Elect Removed Due to Charlie Kirk Posts The activist and student leader took part in a discussion at the Oxford Union in May The future president of the Oxford Union has been ousted from office after failing a no-confidence vote that followed his controversial social media posts about the conservative activist. The vote against George Abaraonye achieved the required two-thirds threshold to oust him from his position, according to an statement from the society. Disputed Comments The controversy erupted after Mr Abaraonye reportedly shared messages on online platforms that appeared to welcome the killing of the American conservative figure, who was shot dead while speaking at a university in the United States. According to sources, one social media message reportedly read "Charlie Kirk got shot loool" - using an elongated version of the acronym for 'laughing out loud'. The student leader is also reported to have posted in a WhatsApp chat with fellow students seeming to express approval of the event. Election Results The vote of confidence took place over the recent days, with outcomes revealed on this week. Society announcements showed that over twelve hundred votes were cast in favor of no confidence, while just over five hundred were opposed the motion. The announcement confirmed that the future president was considered to have resigned in following the Oxford Union's rules. The student society announced the outcome of the confidence motion on this week Procedural Disputes Voting operations were informally suspended early on Monday after the election official was allegedly subjected to "interference, threats, and inappropriate behavior" from several representatives. In a statement, the student asserted that the vote tally had been stopped because election administrators believed "no legitimate and true result could be reached as a result of procedural failures". His response unequivocally denied that any person acting for the student had engaged in threatening or obstructive conduct. Ongoing Dispute The student stated that extremely serious issues had been referred to the governing body and that he remained president-elect. His comment added that George was "grateful and honored to have the support of significantly more than half of students at Oxford" who voted to have a "safe election and oppose efforts to undermine the electoral process". Critics have said that any failure to remove him would "demonstrate internationally that the Oxford Union has prioritized politics over principles". Charlie Kirk was shot dead while addressing a university in last month External Responses On recently, Mikey McCoy read out an open letter to the society on a related program podcast. The letter accused the society of becoming a institution where "student leaders publicly celebrate the assassination of a ideological rival". The communication warned that if the student were to remain in post, supporters would "personally contact every U.S. political figure who has ever graced the union's chamber and advise them against future participation". The Oxford Union had previously condemned the student's comments after Kirk's death and stated that concerns submitted about him had been forwarded for disciplinary proceedings. The president-elect had been one of several students to debate with the activist at the union in May.