🔗 Share this article Oxford Union President-Elect Ousted Following Conservative Activist Comments The activist and student leader participated in a discussion at the student society in May The future president of the prestigious debating society has been ousted from office after failing a vote of confidence that came after his controversial online comments about Charlie Kirk. The vote against the student leader reached the necessary super-majority to remove him from office, according to an announcement from the organization. Contentious Posts The controversy 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 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 messaging group with other members appearing to express approval of the event. Vote Outcome The vote of confidence took place over the recent days, with results revealed on this week. Society announcements showed that 1,228 ballots were cast in favor of removal, while 501 were opposed the motion. The announcement confirmed that the future president was deemed to have resigned in accordance with the society's regulations. The student society announced the result of the no-confidence vote on Tuesday morning Procedural Disputes Voting operations were informally suspended early on the previous day after the election official was allegedly subjected to "obstruction, intimidation, and unwarranted hostility" from several representatives. In a statement, the student asserted that the vote tally had been halted because election administrators believed "no valid outcome could be reached as a result of process errors". His statement categorically refuted that any person appointed by George had engaged in intimidating or disruptive behavior. Ongoing Dispute The student maintained that extremely serious issues had been referred to the disciplinary committee and that he remained the elected leader. His comment added that he was "proud and thankful to have the backing of well in excess of a majority of students at Oxford" who supported a "secure voting process and resist attempts to subvert democracy". Critics have said that any failure to remove him would "signal to the world that the society has chosen ideology over integrity". The conservative activist was fatally shot while speaking at a university in September External Reactions On recently, Kirk's former chief of staff read out an open letter to the society on a related program podcast. The message accused the union of becoming a place where "presidents of the union openly applaud the killing of a political opponent". The communication indicated that if the student were to keep his position, Kirk's allies would "personally contact every American political speaker who has ever graced the union's chamber and advise them against future participation". The Oxford Union had earlier criticized the student's remarks after the activist's killing and confirmed that concerns submitted about him had been referred for official review. The student leader had been one of several students to discuss with Kirk at the union in spring.