Zeman wants to help his party

During an informal meeting with Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek, the former Social Democrat leader and ex-prime minister Milos Zeman, said he would like to find a way to support the party in next year's general elections. He said he was not interested in returning to high politics or holding any kind of post but wanted to be useful as a rank and file member. Mr. Zeman, who now lives the life of a pensioner in the Moravian highlands, expressed admiration for the way in which Prime Minister Paroubek had tackled the problems at hand since taking office.