Ecuador ? Ecuadoreans on Sunday resoundingly approved a new constitution that significantly expands leftist President Rafael Correa’s powers and allows him to run for two more consecutive terms.

Exit polls and quick counts indicating overwhelming voter approval were backed by preliminary results, which showed 65 percent support with 5 percent of the vote counted.

“We’re making history! Onward!” a jubilant Correa proclaimed in his coastal hometown of Guayaquil after his crushing victory became clear. “This is confirmation of the citizen’s revolution we’re offering.”

Correa says the Andean nation’s 20th constitution will spur “rapid, profound change,” benefiting the hardworking, humble majority and helping him eradicate a political class that made Ecuador one of Latin America’s most corrupt countries.

Critics say the new constitution gives Correa far too much control over the economy, as well as the judicial and legislative branches.