President Rafael Correa won a vote on 10 reforms, including controversial measures to regulate Ecuador's judiciary and news media, according to a final count of the May 7 vote Thursday.

The "yes" vote won between 44.9 and 50.4 percent for nine of the measures, against 38.8 to 42.5 percent for the "no," according to results posted on the Internet by the National Electoral Council (CNE).

The 10th proposal, to ban the killing of bulls during bullfights, was set to be adopted in the 127 districts where it was approved, including Quito, but not in 94 others, according to the CNE.

The opposition criticized the moves to regulate the media and judiciary as a power grab and a threat to freedom of expression.

Other reforms include a ban on casinos, an obligation to sign up to the social security system, and the creation of a crime of "unlawful private enrichment."

The results could still be contested and may not be applied for several months.

Like his regional ally leftist Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Correa has used referendums to increase power in the presidency, but the vote was closer than he had expected.