🔗 Share this article Student Society Future Leader Ousted Due to Charlie Kirk Comments Charlie Kirk and George Abaraonye participated in a discussion at the Oxford Union in spring The future president of the Oxford Union has been removed from his position after losing a no-confidence vote that came after his controversial social media posts about Charlie Kirk. The vote against George Abaraonye reached the required super-majority to remove him from office, according to an announcement from the organization. Disputed Comments The dispute erupted after the student reportedly shared messages on online platforms that appeared to welcome the death of Charlie Kirk, who was shot dead while speaking at a college in the United States. According to reports, one social media message reportedly stated "Charlie Kirk got shot loool" - using an extended form of the phrase 'lol'. The president-elect is also reported to have posted in a messaging group with fellow students seeming to express approval of the event. Election Results The vote of confidence was conducted over the recent days, with results revealed on this week. Society announcements indicated that over twelve hundred votes were cast supporting removal, while 501 were against the motion. The notice stated that the president-elect was considered to have resigned in accordance with the Oxford Union's rules. The student society announced the outcome of the confidence motion on Tuesday morning Election Controversies Proceedings were temporarily halted early on Monday after the election official was reportedly subjected to "obstruction, intimidation, and unwarranted hostility" from multiple individuals. In a statement, the student asserted that the vote tally had been halted because electoral officials believed "no valid outcome could be reached as a result of process errors". His statement unequivocally denied that any person appointed by the student had participated in threatening or obstructive conduct. Continuing Controversy The student maintained that significant concerns had been submitted to the disciplinary committee and that he continued as the elected leader. His statement added that he was "proud and thankful 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 argued that any failure to remove him would "signal to the world that the society has prioritized politics over principles". The conservative activist was shot dead while addressing a university in last month External Reactions On Friday, Kirk's former chief of staff read out an public message to the society on The Charlie Kirk Show podcast. The message criticized the union of becoming a place where "student leaders publicly celebrate the killing of a political opponent". The communication 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 urge them never again to lend their name". The Oxford Union had previously criticized the student's remarks after Kirk's death and stated that complaints submitted about him had been forwarded for disciplinary proceedings. The student leader had been one of several students to debate with Kirk at the union in spring.