Former PM Zeman returns to public life, but claims no interest in political post

Former Czech prime minister Miloš Zeman says he is returning to public life, but not to politics. Mr Zeman said the difference between the two was that he was not seeking political office. He made the comments in Prague at the opening of the headquarters of a recently formed association named The Friends of Miloš Zeman. A representative said it had around 1,000 members. Despite Mr Zeman’s claim to have no interest in a political post, his close associate Miroslav Šlouf said the association aimed to help the former Social Democrats leader become president, a position he failed to win five years ago. Miloš Zeman was prime minister from 1998 to 2002.