🔗 Share this article Oxford Union President-Elect Removed Due to Conservative Activist Comments The activist and student leader participated in a discussion at the student society in May The future president of the prestigious debating society has been removed from his position after losing a no-confidence vote that followed his controversial social media posts about Charlie Kirk. The vote against George Abaraonye achieved the required super-majority to remove him from office, according to an announcement from the society. Contentious Posts The dispute began after Mr Abaraonye reportedly posted messages on online platforms that seemed to celebrate the death of the American conservative figure, who was shot dead while speaking at a university in the United States. According to reports, one Instagram post reportedly read "Charlie Kirk got shot loool" - using an extended form of the phrase 'lol'. The president-elect is also said to have posted in a messaging group with fellow students appearing to welcome the incident. Vote Outcome The vote of confidence was conducted over the recent days, with outcomes announced on Tuesday. Official notices indicated that 1,228 ballots were cast supporting removal, while 501 were against the motion. The notice stated that the president-elect was considered to have resigned in following the Oxford Union's rules. The student society shared the result of the confidence motion on this week Election Controversies Voting operations were temporarily halted early on Monday after the election official was reportedly subjected to "interference, threats, and inappropriate behavior" from multiple individuals. In a statement, the student asserted that the count had been stopped because election administrators believed "no legitimate and true result could be reached as a result of process errors". His statement unequivocally denied that any person acting for the student had participated in threatening or obstructive conduct. Ongoing Dispute The student maintained that extremely serious issues had been referred to the disciplinary committee and that he continued as president-elect. His statement added that George was "proud and thankful to have the support of significantly more than half of university members" who voted to have a "safe election and resist attempts to subvert democracy". Opponents have said that any failure to remove him would "demonstrate internationally that the Oxford Union has chosen ideology over integrity". The conservative activist was fatally shot while addressing a college in September External Responses On Friday, Mikey McCoy presented an open letter to the society on a related program broadcast. The message criticized the union of becoming a place where "student leaders publicly celebrate the assassination of a political opponent". 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 criticized Mr Abaraonye's remarks after Kirk's death and confirmed that complaints submitted about him had been forwarded for disciplinary proceedings. The student leader had been one of multiple members to discuss with the activist at the union in May.