George Abaraonye, the president-elect of the Oxford Union Society, who celebrated the assassination of Charlie Kirk, has been ousted from his position.
The prestigious debate society held a no-confidence vote open to both present and alumni members on Saturday, with the ballots processed over the weekend and results published on Oct. 20. After the results were counted, Abaraonye alleged that the ballots were “compromised.”
The president-elect called the no-confidence vote himself, hoping that the applicable requirement for a two-thirds majority would then save him from dismissal. However, of the 1,746 votes cast — some by alumni through proxies — 1,228 were in favor of no-confidence.
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“A Motion of No Confidence carries if at least two-thirds of valid votes are cast in favour and at least 150
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