George Abaraonye has been removed as Oxford Union’s president-elect as members voted him out of the role in a landslide vote.
Members of the union cast their ballots with in-person voting concluding at 8pm on Saturday, with the result concluding Mr Abaryonye’s departure with 1,746 total votes.
Final voting showed there were 1,228 votes for No confidence with 501 votes against. There were 17 spoilt or void ballots.
George Abarayone wrote on social media that he submitted a motion of no confidence in himself to try and reclaim “true accountability and (reaffirm) that the Oxford Union must remain a place where students can make mistakes, apologise sincerely, and learn from them”.
He told members on Saturday: “Today is your opportunity to affirm Free Speech, to stand against the racism of the Far Right, and to stand up for the principles the Union has championed for 200 years.
“Two centuries later, the same people who claim to believe in the Union are now acting in stark opposition to the Union’s founding principles, by supporting a campaign of harassment, censorship, and abuse.
“We will not be silenced.”
Mr Abaraonye was elected as the next president of the debating society earlier this year, but sparked controversy after writing: “Charlie Kirk got shot, let’s f****** go,” in a WhatsApp chat with fellow students.
He wrote another post on Instagram, reading: “Charlie Kirk got shot loool.”
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George Abaraonye has been removed as Oxford Union president-elect
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