<p>Elon Musk's Twitter reign could see an untimely end, as a ballot posted on Sunday night ended with 57.5% currently in favor of him stepping down as the company's CEO. </p> <p>"Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll," Musk <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1604617643973124097">tweeted,</a> adding: “No one wants the job who can actually keep Twitter alive. There is no successor.”</p> <p>The vote comes less than two months after the Tesla chief <a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/181457/elon-musk-takes-sole-control-of-twitter">took complete control</a> of Twitter, buying the social media company for $44 billion at the end of October. The takeover has already proved tumultuous, with mass firings and executive reshuffles at the top of Musk's agenda. </p> <p><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW20136387 BCX0">The executive <a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/181457/elon-musk-takes-sole-control-of-twitter">took</a> control after a roller-coaster ride, which included him trying to back out of purchasing the social media platform. He attempted to make his mark </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW20136387 BCX0">rapidly in an effort </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW20136387 BCX0">to reverse Twitter’</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW20136387 BCX0">s fortunes and boost revenues. Business leaders and advertisers have demonstrated skepticism about whether the often-celebrated entrepreneur can breathe new life into Twitter or, instead, cause its downfall</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW20136387 BCX0">.</span></p> <p>Although the poll may seem impulsive, the freshly appointed Twitter chief has already signaled he is not planning to be CEO in the long run. Musk <span class="TextRun SCXW20136387 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW20136387 BCX0"><a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/187696/elon-musk-will-find-someone-else-to-run-twitter-wsj">said</a> in November that he would likely find a different executive to run the social media platform. </span></span>Twitter's head of crypto, Tess Renearson, also <a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/188499/twitters-crypto-boss-leaves-amid-mass-musk-exodus-bloomberg">left</a> in November.</p> <p><i>Correction (5:30 a.m.): The Twitter poll had yet to conclude and was currently 57.6% in favor.</i></p><br /><span class="copyright"><p>© 2023 The Block Crypto, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This article is provided for informational purposes only. It is not offered or intended to be used as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice.</p> </span>