Barvikha (government residence near Moscow), 28 May: Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev has not ruled out the possibility of the law on the equality of political parties as regards the coverage of their activities by the media of being amended.

"I do not rule out the possibility of it being amended," Medvedev said at a meeting with LDPR members on Thursday (28 May).

He said that "this law is not a dogma. We have only just passed it, and this does not mean that we will keep it in its current form forever," the president said.

Medvedev agreed with the view of the head of the LDPR faction in the State Duma, Igor Lebedev, who said that the law takes into account only the amount of airtime but not the time of day during which it is given.

"I agree that real impact is measured not only by the number of minutes but also the time of day during which these minutes are given (for example primetime - Interfax)," the president said.

For his part, Lebedev also said that "everyone apart from the political parties", including the opposition parties the law was passed for, has been charged with monitoring the implementation of the law.

Specifically, Lebedev said, its implementation is to be administered by officials who, he said, "are unlikely to stand up for the parties' interests".

Employees of TV networks, who, the LDPR thinks, are not objective, too are among the controllers. "This is the same as installing a fox as a henhouse guard," said Lebedev.

For his part, Medvedev said: "Let's see what we can change." "The law will enter into force and we will continue discussions. I do not rule out the possibility of it being amended. You are right - above all the law was passed for the opposition parties," said the president.