Celebrations in Ecuador as President Rafael Correa claims re-election.<br/> <br />Preliminary ballot results show the leftist president ahead in the polls with a clear lead of 57 percent of votes.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: RAFAEL CORREA, ECUADOR PRESIDENT RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION, SAYING (Spanish):<br/> <br />This victory is yours, it belongs to our families, our wives, our children, our friends, our neighbours, the entire country. We are here to serve you. Nothing for ourselves; it's all for you, a dignified and free people. Long live our country!"<br/> <br />Across Ecuador final votes are being counted, but analysts say the president is predicted an easy win.<br/> <br />Correa has been in power since 2007, and is already the longest serving president since democracy returned in the 1970s.<br/> <br />He's won strong support among the poor by using booming oil revenues to build schools and hospitals.
