Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin wrestled with the thorny issue of political reform at Friday's State Council session, attended by top officials and parliamentary leaders, with the president urging lawmakers and top officials to work towards political modernisation and the prime minister warning against "Ukrainianisation".
"Our political system works. It's far from being ideal but it works," said Medvedev. However, "real political competition is virtually non-existent" and there is lack of "real... political discussion."
Putin backed the president, but counselled caution, saying a political system "shouldn't quiver like thin jelly every time it's touched," referring to Ukraine as a bad example of political infighting.
Putin also threw cold water on calls for a bigger Internet role in politics, saying that 50 per cent of the Internet was "pornographic material."
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