Czech president 'stable' in ICU, as post-election talks delayed

FILE PHOTO: Re-elected Czech President Milos Zeman attends the inauguration ceremony at Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic, March 8, 2018. REUTERS/David W Cerny/File Photo

PRAGUE (Reuters) -Czech President Milos Zeman was in a stable condition in an intensive care unit on Monday, a hospital spokeswoman said, as his illness delayed the initial steps in post-election talks to form a new government.

Zeman, 77, was taken to the hospital on Sunday and was receiving treatment in the hospital's highest-type of intensive care ward due to what the hospital director said were complications related to an undisclosed chronic condition.