People register at a polling station during parliamentary elections in Zhanaozen
People register at a polling station during parliamentary elections in the western oil city of Zhanaozen January 15, 2012. Kazakhstan began voting on Sunday in an election designed to put a second party in parliament and ease growing discontent after deadly riots shook the image of stability prized by the veteran leader of Central Asia's largest economy and oil producer. REUTERS/Olga Yaroslavskaya (KAZAKHSTAN - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)