After the ruling was announced, the ruling and opposition camps both declared victory and eventually negotiated an agreement on the question of whether Lien Chan would be allowed to serve as premier. The ruling and opposition camps have now agreed that Premier Chang should present a report to the legislature, but the question of whether to resume construction of the power plant remains a focus of contention.
現今朝野對程序瑕疵之補正已有一致看法，但對報告前是否應讓核四復工，仍是各執一辭。五二○號釋憲文的「解釋理由書」最後一段話說：「凡此均有賴朝野雙方以增進人民福祉為先，以維護憲法秩序為念，始克回復憲法運作之常態，導引社會發展於正軌。」