Ecuador ? Voters are expected to easily approve this chronically unstable nation’s 20th constitution today, expanding President Rafael Correa’s powers and letting the pugnacious leftist run for two more consecutive terms.

The U.S.- and European-trained economist has staked everything on the constitutional rewrite that, while far from radical compared to similar projects in Venezuela and Bolivia, would let Correa firmly elbow aside what remains of a badly splintered, discredited opposition.

“This election is between two worlds, two systems, two completely different notions of economic development,” the fiery-tongued Correa told a crowd of 8,000 attending his final pre-referendum rally in the coastal city of Guayaquil. He promised a “yes” vote would bring “rapid, profound change.”

And on Saturday, he cautioned in a radio interview that his “revolution” will continue to face fierce resistance whatever today’s outcome. “The elites that have always dominated Latin America are not going to simply say: We lost the election. … They’re going to keep boycotting and destabilizing.”