125. Every independent candidate who, on 31 December of the year following the year of the election in which he was a candidate, has not discharged all the debts resulting from his election expenses, becomes disqualified for the next general election and any by-election.
If the independent candidate has been elected, he becomes, on that date, disqualified to sit and to vote in the National Assembly until he has discharged all his debts and filed a financial report in accordance with section 122.