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According to a report in the American media, Elon Musk has been looking for a new Twitter boss for some time now. The search for a successor was already underway before Musk himself initiated the investigation into his resignation, the American financial broadcaster CNBC reports Tuesday based on insiders.

Musk had Twitter users vote from Sunday through Monday on whether to leave the top post in the online network. Nearly 58 percent of survey participants spoke out in favor of his firing. The tech billionaire had previously promised to bow to the result. However, so far he has not specifically focused on it.

Musk recently described a tweet as “interesting,” indicating that the survey could have been manipulated by bots. Musk also announced that in the future only paying “Twitter Blue” subscribers will be allowed to participate in surveys. It was initially unclear whether he would accept the result of the vote on his resignation.

However, it wouldn’t really come as a surprise if Musk relinquished control of the online platform. The star entrepreneur is also the boss of other companies such as Tesla and SpaceX and had indicated from the start that he did not want to run Twitter permanently. Musk said last month that he expects to reduce his hours there and hand over control over time.

The Twitter boss sees the problem in a lack of candidates. Before the vote, he had already warned that there were no suitable prospects for the job. He himself had taken the top spot in the course of his $44 billion purchase of the group about seven weeks ago. Since then, his tenure has been one of chaos and controversy, as Tesla investors lament the neglect of the struggling electric car maker. (sda/awp/dpa)