The Movement for Socialism (MAS), the governing party of Bolivia, called upon Morales' supporters to defend him.
Given the current situation with the recent change of government there are discordant voices and opinions found but we hope that the elections called will mark a new horizon".
[3] On 7 January 2020, the Archbishop of El Alto, Eugenio Scarpellini, said that "Those that promote violence cannot become figures of authority".
This was in response to statements made by Andrónico Rodríguez, a leading MAS figure and close associate of Morales, suggestion of a return to violence after the 22 January, the day which the new President would have been installed.
In an interview published by Agence France-Presse on 24 December 2019, Morales said from Argentina, "I'm absolutely convinced it's a coup against lithium," backed by the United States.