🔗 Share this article Student Society President-Elect Removed Due to Charlie Kirk Comments The activist and student leader took part in a debate at the student society in May The president-elect of the Oxford Union has been ousted from office after losing a no-confidence vote that followed his disputed social media posts about Charlie Kirk. The motion against George Abaraonye reached the necessary super-majority to remove him from office, according to an statement from the society. Disputed Comments The controversy erupted after Mr Abaraonye reportedly posted messages on social media that seemed to welcome the death of Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot while addressing a college in the United States. According to reports, one Instagram post reportedly stated "Charlie Kirk got shot loool" - using an elongated version of the phrase 'lol'. The president-elect is also reported to have posted in a messaging group with other members seeming to welcome the incident. Vote Outcome The vote of confidence took place over the recent days, with outcomes revealed on Tuesday. Society announcements showed that 1,228 ballots were cast in favor of no confidence, while just over five hundred were against the motion. The notice stated that the future president was deemed to have resigned in following the society's regulations. The Oxford Union announced the outcome of the no-confidence vote on this week Election Controversies Proceedings were temporarily halted early on Monday after the election official was reportedly subjected to "interference, threats, and inappropriate behavior" from several representatives. In a statement, the student asserted that the vote tally had been stopped because electoral officials believed "no legitimate and true result could be reached as a result of procedural failures". His response categorically refuted that any representative appointed by George had engaged in intimidating or disruptive behavior. Continuing Controversy The president-elect stated that extremely serious issues had been submitted to the disciplinary committee and that he remained the elected leader. His comment added that he was "grateful and honored to have the backing of significantly more than half of university members" who voted to have a "secure voting process and oppose efforts to undermine the electoral process". Critics have said that any failure to remove him would "demonstrate internationally that the society has prioritized politics over principles". The conservative activist was shot dead while speaking at a university in last month External Responses On recently, Mikey McCoy presented an public message to the society on The Charlie Kirk Show podcast. The message criticized the society of becoming a place where "presidents of the union openly applaud the assassination of a political opponent". The statement warned that if the student were to remain in post, Kirk's allies would "personally contact every American political speaker who has ever spoken at the society and advise them against future participation". The society had previously condemned Mr Abaraonye's comments after Kirk's death and stated that concerns submitted about him had been referred for official review. The student leader had been one of several students to discuss with the activist at the society in spring.