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FILE - In this July 30, 2013 file photo released by Sunshine Press Productions, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sits inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. WikiLeaks founder and Australian Senate candidate Assange says he is proud of the level of support he enjoys in his home country weeks ahead of federal elections. The 42-year-old fugitive told Ten Network television in an interview filmed in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London and broadcast in Australia on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013, that his popularity demonstrated by a recent opinion poll reflected poorly on the ruling Labor Party. (AP Photo/ Sunshine Press Productions, File)