Banter and General Comments, page-15647

Sorry if it has been discussed here already, I may have missed it, but a quick word on Bolivia.

The latest polling shows the presidential candidate of MAS, the party of Evo Morales, miles ahead of all rivals... which is why the coup leaders have postponed the election!

The MAS view on Bolivia's lithium resources is that they belong to the Bolivian people, and shouldn't be plundered at bargain basement rates by transnational mining companies.

There are now mass - and I mean *huge* - protests in Bolivia calling for the election timetable to be reinstated.

An MAS victory, which is the most likely outcome if fair elections are held, would likely see a nice boost for lithium prices.