- Title: Czech president Zeman taken to hospital - hospital spokeswoman
- Date: 10th October 2021
- Summary: PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC (FILE - MAY 10, 2021) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF CZECH PRESIDENT MILOS ZEMAN AND ATTENDEES HOLDING MINUTE OF SILENCE
- Embargoed: 24th October 2021 11:48
- Keywords: Czech President Milos Zeman Czech Republic Zeman taken to hopsital
- Location: PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
- City: PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
- Country: Czech Republic
- Topics: Europe,Society/Social Issues
- Reuters ID: LVA001EYKQN9J
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Czech President Milos Zeman was being taken to Prague's Central Military Hospital on Sunday (October 10), a hospital spokeswoman said.
She gave no details but said the hospital's director would give a media briefing at 2 p.m. (1200 GMT). The presidential office had previously said Zeman, 77, has been ill and spent eight days in hospital last month.
The Czech Republic held a parliamentary election this week in which centre-right opposition group Together beat Prime Minister Andrej Babis's ANO party.
The result was a blow to Zeman, an ally of Babis, although the president indicated he would still give the prime minister the first attempt to form a government if ANO won the most votes, which it did as an individual party.
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