Milos Zeman

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Meet the extrovert billionaire bidding to be Czech's next president

“Janeček is the joker in the pack.”

15/02/2022

Czech Republic

New Czech government takes office after swearing-in ceremony

The five-party cabinet will be led by Petr Fiala, who takes over from Andrej Babis as prime minister.

17/12/2021

Czech Republic

Sign of the times as COVID-positive president appoints new Czech PM

The Czech president on Sunday swore in centre-right opposition leader Petr Fiala as the country’s new prime minister following last month’s election.

27/11/2021

Czech Republic

Czech President Miloš Zeman back in hospital after positive COVID test

Zeman had just been discharged from a Prague hospital where he had been in care for six weeks.

25/11/2021

Czech Republic

Czech president asks head of centre-right coalition to form government

Milos Zeman’s announcement came a day after two coalitions that garnered a majority of votes in October's election signed a power-sharing deal.

09/11/2021

Czech Republic

Centre-right parties sign coalition deal to form new Czech government

The agreement to form an 18-member government was signed by two party alliances in Prague on Monday.

08/11/2021

Czech Republic

Czech President Zeman leaves intensive care amid political stalemate

The military university hospital in Prague said the Czech President had been transferred to a rehabilitation unit.

04/11/2021

Czech Republic

Czech Republic edges closer to new coalition government

While parties have agreed on a coalition, the forming of a government has been complicated by the ill-health of President Miloš Zeman.

03/11/2021

Czech Republic

Czech politics in limbo with hospitalised president too ill to work

Milos Zeman, 77, was rushed to hospital on October 10, a day after the country's general election.

19/10/2021

Czech Republic

Six takeaways from the Czech Republic's historic election

Here are the key points to help you understand the Czech election and what it means for Europe.

10/10/2021

Czech Republic

Czech President Milos Zeman hospitalised day after parliamentary vote

Milos Zeman has a key role to play in establishing a new government following the loss of close ally Prime Minister Andrej Babis.

10/10/2021

Czech Republic

Will the Czech elections see Prague turn its back on Russia and China?

Relations have already frayed considerably over the past year.

27/09/2021

Czech Republic

Anger after Czech President calls transgender people 'disgusting'

Czech President Milos Zeman told a television interview on Sunday that he finds transgender people 'disgusting'.

28/06/2021

Czech Republic

Prague set to rile Moscow by naming square after Boris Nemtsov

To make matters worse, the square is near the Russian embassy in Prague.

12/02/2020