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The future president of the Oxford Union has been ousted from office after losing a no-confidence vote that followed his controversial social media posts about the conservative activist.

The motion against the student leader reached the required two-thirds threshold to remove him from office, according to an announcement from the society.

Disputed Comments

The dispute erupted after the student reportedly shared messages on online platforms that appeared to welcome the killing of Charlie Kirk, who was shot dead while speaking at a university in the United States.

According to reports, one Instagram post reportedly read "Charlie Kirk got shot loool" - using an extended form of the phrase 'lol'.

The president-elect is also reported to have posted in a messaging group with other members seeming to welcome the incident.

Vote Outcome

The no-confidence motion was conducted over the recent days, with outcomes revealed on Tuesday.

Official notices indicated that 1,228 ballots were cast supporting removal, while just over five hundred were against the motion.

The announcement stated that the future president was considered to have resigned in accordance with the Oxford Union's rules.

Election Controversies

Proceedings were informally suspended early on the previous day after the election official was allegedly subjected to "interference, threats, and inappropriate behavior" from several representatives.

In a statement, the student asserted that the vote tally had been halted because electoral officials believed "no legitimate and true result could be reached as a result of procedural failures".

His response categorically refuted that any person appointed by George had engaged in threatening or obstructive conduct.

Ongoing Dispute

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

His statement added that George was "grateful and honored to have the support of well in excess of a majority of university members" who supported a "safe election and resist attempts to subvert democracy".

Critics have said that any failure to remove him would "demonstrate internationally that the society has prioritized politics over principles".

External Reactions

On recently, Mikey McCoy read out an public message to the society on The Charlie Kirk Show broadcast.

The letter accused the union of becoming a place where "student leaders openly applaud the killing of a ideological rival".

The statement indicated that if the student were to keep his position, supporters would "directly reach out to every American political speaker who has ever spoken at the society and urge them never again to lend their name".

The Oxford Union had previously condemned the student's comments after Kirk's death and confirmed that complaints filed against him had been referred for official review.

The president-elect had been one of several students to debate with Kirk at the union in spring.