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The Geneva City Parliament adopted a motion to give the controversial Wikileaks founder a safe haven in the country nearly seven years after he first entered the Ecuadorian embassy in London.

An hour-long debate was held in the Swiss city this week to discuss how whistleblowers can be protected.

At the end of the debate, right-wing People’s Party politician Eric Bertinat proposed a measure to offer the Wikileaks founder asylum – something that was backed by the majority of the chamber.

Assange, 47, first took refuge in his embassy hide-out in 2012 amid fears he would be extradited to the United Staes on espionage charges.

He originally went into hiding after an arrest warrant was issued so he could be sent to Sweden over sexual assault and rape allegations.

He consistently denied the charges, but said travelling to Sweden to clear his name would eventually lead to him on to America.

Although the vote is a positive sign for Assange, it is unclear if it will resolve the question marks surrounding his future.

The central Swiss Government attempted to downplay suggestions it could open the doors to Assange, saying asylum is for human rights’ defenders, which it says Assange is not.

(Image: GETTY)

(Image: GETTY)

(Image: GETTY)

Last year, the Ecuadorian Government looked as though it could be about to evict Assange from his embassy home.

The country’s President Lenin Moreno approved measures to cut off the Wikileaks man’s contact with the outside, including cutting off his internet access, installing phone jammers and banning visitors.

Moreno even described the Australian as a “hacker” who is a problem he “inherited” from Ecuador’s previous premier.