The founder of whistle blowing website WikiLeaks has launched his political party to contest Australian elections this year.

Julian Assange, 41, said the WikiLeaks party would field seven candidates in Victoria, New South Wales and Western Australia states.

The Australian citizen is one of three party candidates who will run for upper house Senate seats in Victoria that will be held before December.

Mr Assange spoke to his party in Melbourne via Skype from the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, where he has taken asylum from extradition to Sweden to face questioning over sexual offense allegations.

The WikiLeaks party was registered by the Australian Electoral Commission this month.

If the 41-year-old wins the election, he would be required to take up his Senate seat on July 1, 2014.