Around 1,000 demonstrate in support of Zeman in Prague

Around 1,000 people demonstrated in support of President Miloš Zeman in central Prague on Saturday. Participants chanted "The Czech Republic for Czechs" and "We don't want multiculturalism," the Czech News Agency reported. A demonstration against xenophobia was also held and police led away participants who attempted to block the pro-Zeman group by sitting on the ground. The Czech president has been criticised by the UN commissioner for human rights and others for his comments on migrants and Muslims. A recent opinion poll suggested 41 percent of voters would give him their backing if he stood again.

Author: Ian Willoughby