President Pervez Musharraf will be the joint presidential candidate of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League and its coalition partners, who have a majority in parliament, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz told a group of parliamentarians at PMÂ’s House. He said an important phase of the election process had started and the presidential election would be followed by the general elections. He said the announcement of the schedule for the presidential election by the Election Commission would auger well for political stability and democracy in the country.