🔗 Share this article Student Society President-Elect Ousted Due to Charlie Kirk Comments Charlie Kirk and George Abaraonye took part in a debate at the student society in spring The president-elect of the Oxford Union has been ousted from office after losing a no-confidence vote that came after his disputed social media posts about the conservative activist. The motion against George Abaraonye achieved the required two-thirds threshold to remove him from office, according to an statement from the society. Disputed Comments The dispute began after Mr Abaraonye reportedly posted messages on social media that appeared to welcome the death of the American conservative figure, who was shot dead while speaking at a college in the United States. According to sources, one Instagram post reportedly stated "Charlie Kirk got shot loool" - using an extended form of the phrase 'lol'. The student leader is also said to have written in a WhatsApp chat with fellow students appearing to express approval of the event. Election Results The no-confidence motion took place over the weekend, with results revealed on Tuesday. Society announcements showed that 1,228 ballots were cast in favor of removal, while just over five hundred were opposed the motion. The announcement confirmed that the future president was deemed to have resigned in accordance with the society's regulations. The Oxford Union announced the result of the confidence motion on this week Election Controversies Proceedings were temporarily halted early on the previous day after the returning officer was allegedly subjected to "interference, threats, and inappropriate behavior" from multiple individuals. In a response, the student asserted that the vote tally had been stopped because election administrators believed "no valid outcome could be reached as a result of process errors". His response categorically refuted that any representative appointed by George had participated in intimidating or disruptive behavior. Continuing Controversy The president-elect stated that significant concerns had been referred to the governing body and that he remained the elected leader. His comment added that George was "proud and thankful to have the support of significantly more than half of university members" who voted to have a "secure voting process and resist attempts to subvert democracy". Opponents have argued that any decision to keep him would "signal to the world that the society has chosen ideology over integrity". The conservative activist was shot dead while speaking at a college in September External Reactions On recently, Kirk's former chief of staff presented an public message to the society on The Charlie Kirk Show podcast. The message accused the union of becoming a place where "student leaders openly applaud the killing of a political opponent". The statement indicated that if Mr Abaraonye were to keep his position, supporters would "directly reach out to every U.S. political figure who has ever spoken at the society and urge them never again to lend their name". The Oxford Union had previously condemned Mr Abaraonye's comments after Kirk's death and stated that concerns filed against him had been forwarded for disciplinary proceedings. The student leader had been one of several students to debate with Kirk at the society in spring.