Medvedev calls for revision of electoral system

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has called for changes in the electoral system after the opposition parties accused the authorities of massive election fraud.

Opposition parties cried foul after the October 11 regional polls and called the outcome a stab in the back of democracy.

The pro-Kremlin United Russia party, led by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, scored a sweeping victory, consolidating broader domination in federal and provincial legislatures.

On Tuesday, Medvedev said changes to electoral laws are possible and ordered the election chief to sort out the problems with the opposition parties.

He told Central Election Commission chief Vladimir Churov, "The rules are changing, the technology is changing, we should be reasonably conservative."

He also promised to make Russia's political system more flexible and to allow smaller parties pushed off the political stage during Putin's 2000-2008 presidency to regain some weight.