Having secured over 1,000 dues-paying members this past month, the WikiLeaks Party submitted its registration to the Australian Electoral Commission on Tuesday. A recent poll suggests the party has a strong chance of winning influence in the Senate.

The WikiLeaks Party attracted more than double the 500 members required for registration – 1,300 supporters in the three weeks since it opened for membership on March 30.

The party has submitted its registration to the Australian Electoral Commission just after a favorable poll emerged in the Australian media saying 26 percent of voters would vote for Assange.

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