Former PM released early from hospital following kidney surgery

The former leader of the Social Democrats, Miloš Zeman, has been released from hospital following kidney surgery, it was announced on Sunday. The former PM was supposed to stay in hospital for the next couple of days following on from Saturday’s operation, but negotiated with staff to be released, reported the Novinky.cz news website. Upon his release, Mr Zeman said he felt ‘well’. The former prime minister has long suffered from kidney problems which hospitalized him on several occasions during his time in government.