🔗 Share this article Student Society President-Elect Ousted Due to Conservative Activist Comments The activist and student leader participated in a discussion at the Oxford Union in May The future president of the prestigious debating society has been removed from his position after failing a vote of confidence that followed his disputed online comments about Charlie Kirk. The motion against the student leader achieved the required two-thirds threshold to remove him from office, according to an statement from the society. Contentious Posts The controversy erupted after the student reportedly shared messages on social media that seemed to celebrate the killing of Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot while addressing a university in the United States. According to sources, one Instagram post reportedly stated "Charlie Kirk got shot loool" - using an extended form of the phrase 'lol'. The president-elect is also reported to have posted in a WhatsApp chat with other members appearing to express approval of the event. Vote Outcome The no-confidence motion was conducted over the recent days, with results revealed on this week. Official notices indicated that over twelve hundred votes were cast supporting removal, while just over five hundred were against the motion. The announcement confirmed that the future president was considered to have resigned in accordance with the Oxford Union's rules. The Oxford Union shared the outcome of the confidence motion on this week Procedural Disputes Voting operations were informally suspended early on the previous day after the returning officer was allegedly subjected to "obstruction, intimidation, and unwarranted hostility" from several representatives. In a response, the student asserted that the count 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 person acting for the student had participated in threatening or obstructive conduct. Continuing Controversy The president-elect stated that significant concerns had been submitted to the disciplinary committee and that he remained president-elect. His comment added that George was "proud and thankful to have the support of well in excess of a majority of university members" who voted to have a "safe election and resist attempts to subvert democracy". Critics have said that any decision to keep him would "demonstrate internationally that the society has chosen ideology over integrity". The conservative activist was fatally shot while speaking at a university in September External Responses On Friday, Mikey McCoy presented an public message to the Oxford Union on The Charlie Kirk Show podcast. The message criticized the society of becoming a place where "presidents of the union publicly celebrate 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 U.S. political figure who has ever graced the union's chamber and advise them against future participation". The Oxford Union had earlier condemned the student's remarks after the activist's killing and stated that concerns submitted about him had been referred for official review. The student leader had been one of multiple members to debate with the activist at the society in spring.