Following the "absolute nullity" decision against the CHP, notable assessments are being made in AKP circles. While ruling party officials on one hand argue that the process is "an internal matter of the CHP," on the other hand they are making comments that "the state is protecting itself," "reactions will die down over time," and "the CHP will return to normal again." Some AKP members, meanwhile, are reacting to the CHP's opposition to the court decision with words like "They cannot say we don't recognize it, let them return to the nation's bosom."