Nigel Farage is to remain as UKIP leader after the party rejected his resignation.
Mr Farage said he would stand down after failing to win a seat in last week's general election.
But the party said there was "overwhelmingly evidence" the UKIP membership did not want Mr Farage to go.
It said: "He has therefore been persuaded to withdraw his resignation and remains leader of UKIP."
The party's chairman Steve Crowther said the party's national executive committee believed the election campaign had been a "great success" and they had "unanimously" rejected Mr Farage's letter of resignation.
Mr Farage said he would stand down after failing to win a seat in last week's general election.
But the party said there was "overwhelmingly evidence" the UKIP membership did not want Mr Farage to go.
It said: "He has therefore been persuaded to withdraw his resignation and remains leader of UKIP."
The party's chairman Steve Crowther said the party's national executive committee believed the election campaign had been a "great success" and they had "unanimously" rejected Mr Farage's letter of resignation.