🔗 Share this article Student Society Future Leader Removed Following Charlie Kirk Posts The activist and student leader participated in a debate at the Oxford Union in spring The future president of the prestigious debating society has been removed from his position after failing a no-confidence vote that followed his disputed online comments about the conservative activist. The vote against the student leader achieved the necessary super-majority to oust him from his position, according to an announcement from the organization. Disputed Comments The dispute erupted after Mr Abaraonye reportedly shared messages on online platforms that seemed to welcome the killing of Charlie Kirk, who was shot dead while speaking at a university 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 outcomes revealed on Tuesday. Society announcements showed that 1,228 ballots were cast in favor of removal, while just over five hundred were against the motion. The notice stated that the president-elect was deemed to have stepped down in accordance with the society's regulations. The Oxford Union shared the result of the confidence motion on Tuesday morning Procedural Disputes Proceedings were informally suspended early on the previous day after the election official was reportedly subjected to "obstruction, intimidation, and unwarranted hostility" from multiple individuals. In a response, Mr Abaraonye asserted that the vote tally had been stopped because electoral officials believed "no valid outcome could be reached as a result of process errors". His response categorically refuted that any representative appointed by the student had participated in threatening or obstructive conduct. Continuing Controversy The student maintained that extremely serious issues had been referred to the governing body and that he remained the elected leader. His statement added that he was "grateful and honored to have the backing of well in excess of a majority of students at Oxford" who supported a "safe election and oppose efforts to undermine the electoral process". Opponents have argued that any failure to remove him would "demonstrate internationally that the Oxford Union has chosen ideology over integrity". The conservative activist was fatally shot while addressing a university in last month External Responses On recently, Kirk's former chief of staff read out an public message to the Oxford Union on The Charlie Kirk Show broadcast. The message accused the society of becoming a institution where "student leaders openly applaud the killing of a political opponent". The communication indicated that if the student were to remain in post, Kirk's allies would "personally contact every U.S. political figure who has ever graced the union's chamber and advise them against future participation". The Oxford Union had earlier condemned Mr Abaraonye's comments after the activist's killing and stated that complaints filed against him had been forwarded for disciplinary proceedings. The president-elect had been one of several students to discuss with the activist at the society in spring.