Former PM Zeman in hospital following kidney operation

Former Prime Minister Miloš Zeman is in hospital following a kidney operation. The 64-year-old former head of the Social Democrats was hospitalized several times with kidney problems while he was still prime minister. His closest advisor Miroslav Šlouf told journalists on Saturday that he had taken Mr Zeman into a Znojmo hospital on Friday night for the operation, and that the former prime minister was still in an artificial sleep following the surgery.

Author: Rosie Johnston