The majority of participants have voted in favor of Musk’s departure.

In the time since he purchased social platform Twitter for $44 billion, CEO Elon Musk has become a deeply controversial individual. While being an outspoken proponent of free speech, he has received severe blowback for decisions regarding censorship, banning, and payment policies on Twitter. Recently, during a surprise appearance at a Dave Chappelle standup show, Musk was booed for 10 minutes before unceremoniously departing the stage.

On the heels of these criticisms and controversies, Musk posted a poll on his personal Twitter over the weekend asking a succinct question: “Should I step down as head of Twitter?” The only options were Yes or No, and Musk said that he would abide by the results. Musk has followed the results of his Twitter polls in the past, often quoting the Latin phrase “vox populi, vox dei.”

The final results of the poll, posted on Sunday, show 57.5% of participants in favor of Musk stepping down, while 42.5% of participants want him to remain as Twitter’s head. Following the results, Musk posted several cryptic messages, including “As the saying goes, be careful what you wish, as you might get it,” and “Those who want power are the ones who least deserve it.” He has not outright commented on the poll results at the time of writing.

An anonymous former Twitter employee who spoke to the BBC speculates that Musk may be looking for an out after being saddled with the massive financial burden of both Twitter’s acquisition and the site’s management.

“His investors are surely looking at this now and questioning whether he was the right horse to back.

“I imagine he’s getting pressure from investors to step down and is using this poll to make it look like he’s following the will of the people instead of the will of those paying his bills.”