Trump's Czech admirer Zeman weighs presidential re-election bid

FILE PHOTO: Czech President Milos Zeman walks with the aid of a cane as he arrives for an interview with Reuters at Prague Castle in Prague January 9, 2014. REUTERS/David W Cerny/File Photo

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech President Milos Zeman, one of Donald Trump's greatest admirers in Europe, is likely to announce a re-election bid this week after a first term marked by sniping at journalists, warnings on Muslim immigration and a growing friendship with Russia.

Zeman, 72, has promised to tell supporters behind closed doors on Thursday whether he will run again in January 2018 for a post which nominally has limited powers but can hold considerable influence over the country's often shaky multi-party governments.