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Zeman, one of the few European politicians who backed Trump
before his 2016 election victory but who made no such
endorsement this year, told news website www.parlamentnilisty.cz
that while it was possible to demand recounts and go to court,
Trump should take a different route.
"I personally believe that it would be much more reasonable to
give up, not to be embarrassing, and allow the new president to
take office," he said.
Trump has refused to accept the victory of Democrat challenger
Joe Biden, syaing the Nov. 3 election was rigged.
Zeman, 76, is a towering figure in Czech post-communist
politics, having served as prime minister and won two
presidential elections.
Czech presidents do not wield the executive power like their
U.S. counterparts, but Zeman has used his influence to push for
closer ties with Russia and China.
Zeman has shared Trump's initial warm approach to Russia, tough
stance on immigration or support for Israeli government
policies.
But he never received a coveted invitation to the White House
and has backed a pro-Russian stance on issues of U.S. interest,
including plans to build a new nuclear power plant in the Czech
Republic and the extradition of a Russian hacking suspect to the
United States.
(Reporting by Jan Lopatka; Editing by Nick Macfie)
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