🔗 Share this article Student Society Future Leader Ousted Following Conservative Activist Posts The activist and student leader participated in a debate at the Oxford Union in spring The future president of the Oxford Union has been removed from his position after failing a no-confidence vote that followed his disputed social media posts about the conservative activist. The vote against the student leader achieved the required two-thirds threshold to oust him from his position, according to an announcement from the society. Contentious Posts The controversy erupted after Mr Abaraonye reportedly shared messages on online platforms that appeared to celebrate the death of Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot while speaking at a university in Utah. According to sources, one Instagram post reportedly read "Charlie Kirk got shot loool" - using an extended form of the phrase 'lol'. The student leader is also reported to have written in a WhatsApp chat with other members seeming to express approval of the event. Election Results The no-confidence motion was conducted over the weekend, with results announced on this week. Society announcements showed that over twelve hundred votes were cast supporting removal, while 501 were against the motion. The announcement confirmed that the future president was considered to have stepped down in accordance with the Oxford Union's rules. The Oxford Union shared 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 "obstruction, intimidation, and unwarranted hostility" from several representatives. In a statement, the student claimed that the count had been halted because electoral officials believed "no valid outcome could be reached as a result of process errors". His statement categorically refuted that any person acting for George had participated in intimidating or disruptive behavior. Ongoing Dispute The president-elect stated that significant concerns had been referred to the governing body and that he continued as the elected leader. His comment added that George was "proud and thankful to have the support of significantly more than half of students at Oxford" who supported a "safe election and resist attempts to subvert democracy". Opponents have argued that any decision to keep 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, Kirk's former chief of staff read out an open letter to the Oxford Union on a related program podcast. The message accused the society of becoming a institution where "presidents of the union publicly celebrate the assassination of a ideological rival". The communication indicated that if Mr Abaraonye were to keep his position, Kirk's allies would "personally contact every American political speaker who has ever spoken at the society and urge them never again to lend their name". The society had earlier condemned the student's comments after the activist's killing and stated that complaints submitted about him had been referred for official review. The president-elect had been one of multiple members to debate with the activist at the society in spring.