NEW YORK (Reuters)

Some 59 per cent of New Yorkers think Governor Andrew Cuomo should resign after an investigation found that he groped, kissed or made suggestive comments to 11 women in violation of US and state law, a Marist Poll showed on Wednesday (August 4).

After state Attorney General Letitia James unveiled the five-month independent investigation’s conclusions on Tuesday, the Democratic governor said in a video statement he has no plans to resign and denied he had acted inappropriately.

The poll of 614 randomly selected New York state adults was conducted by landline or mobile phone on Tuesday and survey questions were available in English or Spanish, Marist said.

It found that 59 per cent said the governor should resign in light of the findings, 32 per cent said he should serve out his term and nine per cent said they were unsure.

Among New York Democrats, 52 per cent said he should resign, 41 per cent said he should not and eight per cent were unsure, while 77 per cent of Republicans said he should quit, 16 per cent said he should stay and seven per cent were unsure.

The poll also found that 44 per cent of respondents said Cuomo did something illegal, 29 per cent said he did something unethical but not illegal, seven per cent concluded he did nothing wrong, six per cent had not heard enough about the allegations and 13 per cent were unsure.