🔗 Share this article Student Society President-Elect Ousted Following Conservative Activist Comments The activist and student leader participated in a debate at the student society in May The president-elect of the prestigious debating society has been ousted from office after failing a vote of confidence that followed his controversial social media posts about the conservative activist. The motion against George Abaraonye reached the required two-thirds threshold to oust him from his position, according to an statement from the society. Disputed Comments The controversy began after the student reportedly shared messages on social media that appeared to celebrate the killing of Charlie Kirk, who was shot dead while speaking at a college in Utah. According to sources, one Instagram post reportedly read "Charlie Kirk got shot loool" - using an elongated version of the phrase 'lol'. The president-elect is also said to have written in a WhatsApp chat with fellow students appearing to welcome the incident. Vote Outcome The vote of confidence was conducted over the weekend, with results announced on this week. Official notices indicated 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 future president was considered to have stepped down in accordance with the Oxford Union's rules. The Oxford Union shared the outcome of the no-confidence vote on Tuesday morning Election Controversies Voting operations were informally suspended early on the previous day after the election official was reportedly subjected to "interference, threats, and inappropriate behavior" from several representatives. In a response, the student claimed that the count had been halted because electoral officials believed "no legitimate and true result could be reached as a result of process errors". His response unequivocally denied that any person appointed by the student had participated in threatening or obstructive conduct. Continuing Controversy The president-elect maintained that significant concerns had been referred to the governing body and that he remained the elected leader. His comment added that he was "proud and thankful to have the backing of significantly more than half of students at Oxford" who voted to have a "secure voting process and oppose efforts to undermine the electoral process". Opponents have argued that any decision to keep him would "signal to the world that the society has prioritized politics over principles". The conservative activist was fatally shot while speaking at a university in last month External Responses On recently, Kirk's former chief of staff presented an public message to the society on The Charlie Kirk Show broadcast. The letter accused the union of becoming a institution where "presidents of the union publicly celebrate the assassination of a ideological rival". The statement warned that if Mr Abaraonye were to keep his position, Kirk's allies would "personally contact every U.S. political figure who has ever spoken at the society and advise them against future participation". The society had earlier condemned Mr Abaraonye's comments after Kirk's death and confirmed that concerns filed against him had been forwarded for disciplinary proceedings. The student leader had been one of multiple members to discuss with the activist at the society in May.