š Share this article Student Society President-Elect Ousted Due to Conservative Activist Comments The activist and student leader took part in a discussion at the Oxford Union in May The president-elect of the Oxford Union has been removed from his position after failing a vote of confidence that came after his disputed social media posts about the conservative activist. The motion against George Abaraonye achieved the required super-majority to oust him from his position, according to an statement from the organization. Disputed Comments The dispute erupted after Mr Abaraonye reportedly shared messages on social media that appeared to celebrate the death of Charlie Kirk, who was shot dead while speaking at a college in Utah. According to sources, one social media message reportedly read "Charlie Kirk got shot loool" - using an elongated version of the phrase 'lol'. The president-elect is also said to have posted in a WhatsApp chat with other members seeming to express approval of the event. Vote Outcome The no-confidence motion was conducted over the weekend, with results revealed on this week. Society announcements showed that 1,228 ballots were cast supporting removal, while 501 were against the motion. The notice stated that the president-elect was deemed to have resigned in accordance with the Oxford Union's rules. The student society shared the result of the confidence motion on Tuesday morning Procedural Disputes Voting operations were temporarily halted early on Monday after the returning officer was reportedly subjected to "obstruction, intimidation, and unwarranted hostility" from multiple individuals. In a response, the student claimed that the vote tally had been halted because election administrators believed "no legitimate and true result could be reached as a result of process errors". His statement unequivocally denied that any representative acting for George had participated in threatening or obstructive conduct. Continuing Controversy The president-elect stated that extremely serious issues had been referred to the disciplinary committee and that he remained president-elect. His comment added that George was "proud and thankful to have the support 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". Critics have said that any decision to keep him would "signal to the world that the Oxford Union has chosen ideology over integrity". Charlie Kirk was shot dead while speaking at a college in last month External Reactions On Friday, Kirk's former chief of staff read out an public message to the Oxford Union on a related program podcast. The letter accused the society of becoming a place where "presidents of the union openly applaud the assassination of a political opponent". The communication indicated that if Mr Abaraonye were to remain in post, Kirk's allies would "personally contact every American political speaker who has ever spoken at the society and advise them against future participation". The society had previously criticized Mr Abaraonye's comments after the activist's killing and confirmed that concerns submitted about him had been forwarded for disciplinary proceedings. The student leader had been one of several students to discuss with the activist at the society in spring.