Student Society Future Leader Removed Due to Charlie Kirk Posts

The president-elect of the Oxford Union has been ousted from office after losing a vote of confidence that followed his disputed social media posts about Charlie Kirk.

The vote against George Abaraonye reached the necessary two-thirds threshold to remove him from office, according to an statement from the organization.

Disputed Comments

The controversy began after the student reportedly shared messages on social media that appeared to welcome the death of the American conservative figure, who was fatally shot while addressing a college in the United States.

According to sources, one social media message reportedly stated "Charlie Kirk got shot loool" - using an extended form of the phrase 'lol'.

The student leader is also said to have written in a messaging group with fellow students appearing to express approval of the event.

Election Results

The vote of confidence was conducted over the weekend, with results revealed on Tuesday.

Society announcements indicated that over twelve hundred votes were cast supporting removal, while 501 were against the motion.

The announcement stated that the president-elect was considered to have resigned in accordance with the society's regulations.

Election Controversies

Voting operations were informally suspended early on the previous day after the election official was reportedly subjected to "obstruction, intimidation, and unwarranted hostility" from several representatives.

In a response, the student claimed that the vote tally had been stopped because electoral officials believed "no valid outcome could be reached as a result of procedural failures".

His response categorically refuted that any representative acting for the student had participated in intimidating or disruptive behavior.

Continuing Controversy

The president-elect stated that significant concerns had been referred to the governing body and that he remained president-elect.

His comment added that he 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 argued that any failure to remove him would "demonstrate internationally that the Oxford Union has prioritized politics over principles".

External Reactions

On Friday, Mikey McCoy presented an public message to the Oxford Union on The Charlie Kirk Show broadcast.

The message criticized the society of becoming a place where "student leaders openly applaud the assassination 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 graced the union's chamber and urge them never again to lend their name".

The Oxford Union had previously condemned the student's comments after the activist's killing and confirmed 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 society in May.