Czech president recovering after surgery on broken arm -spokesman

Zeman, 75, was hospitalised late on Tuesday evening after a fall at his residence while walking without the cane he usually uses. "The president is in standard post-operation care now," spokesman Jiri Ovcacek said. Zeman suffers from a nerve condition in his feet and usually walks with a cane or with support from his bodyguards.

Czech President Milos Zeman is in a stable condition after undergoing surgery on a broken arm, his spokesman said on Wednesday. Zeman, 75, was hospitalised late on Tuesday evening after a fall at his residence while walking without the cane he usually uses.

"The president is in standard post-operation care now," spokesman Jiri Ovcacek said. Zeman suffers from a nerve condition in his feet and usually walks with a cane or with support from his bodyguards.