🔗 Share this article Student Society Future Leader Ousted Following Conservative Activist Comments The activist and student leader took part in a discussion at the student society in spring The future president of the Oxford Union has been ousted from office after losing a vote of confidence that followed his controversial social media posts about Charlie Kirk. The vote against the student leader reached the required two-thirds threshold to remove him from office, according to an announcement from the society. Contentious Posts The controversy began after Mr Abaraonye reportedly posted messages on social media that appeared to celebrate the killing of Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot while addressing a college in Utah. According to sources, one Instagram post reportedly read "Charlie Kirk got shot loool" - using an elongated version of the acronym for 'laughing out loud'. The president-elect is also said to have posted in a WhatsApp chat with fellow students appearing to express approval of the event. Vote Outcome The no-confidence motion took place over the weekend, with results announced on this week. Society announcements showed that 1,228 ballots were cast in favor of no confidence, while just over five hundred were opposed the motion. The announcement stated that the president-elect was deemed to have stepped down in following the society's regulations. The student society shared the result of the no-confidence vote on this week Election Controversies Proceedings were informally suspended early on Monday after the election official was allegedly subjected to "obstruction, intimidation, and unwarranted hostility" from several representatives. In a response, Mr Abaraonye 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 statement unequivocally denied that any representative appointed by the student had engaged in threatening or obstructive conduct. Continuing Controversy The president-elect maintained that significant concerns had been referred to the governing body and that he continued as president-elect. His statement added that George was "grateful and honored 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 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 Friday, Mikey McCoy read out an open letter to the society on a related program broadcast. The letter criticized the union of becoming a place where "presidents of the union publicly celebrate the killing of a ideological rival". The communication warned that if the student were to remain in post, Kirk's allies would "directly reach out to every American political speaker who has ever spoken at the society and advise them against future participation". The society had earlier criticized the student's remarks after the activist's killing and confirmed that concerns submitted about him had been referred for official review. The student leader had been one of multiple members to discuss with Kirk at the union in May.