Thanks, Polyesco.
A few words of explanation.
When Frederik became a member of the IOC the then government set down a committee to guide Frederik, so that what he said and did as a member of IOC did not go against the political majority in Denmark.
That committee hasn't met since 2014 BTW.
Anyway, last year the government backed by a majority in the Parliament was at least of the opinion that Russia should be banned from taking part in the Olympics due to systematic use of doping.
However, Frederik voted
for Russia taking part in the Olympics. That caused a good deal of confusion at the time, but the government came out with an even more confusing statement, to put it mildly, saying that there is nothing in this.
So today a member of the Unity List, who constitute the extreme left wing of the Parliament, asked the PM for a clarification.
The PM stood by his previous somewhat confusing statement and referred to some confidential mails between the court and the government. These mails will not be published, because what is said between the government and the DRF is confidential, for obvious reasons.
So the conclusion is that one of three scenarios happened:
A) The government was unclear in conveying to Frederik what the political stand was, so he voted according to his convictions and guided by the major sports organizations in Denmark.
B) The government was clear in conveying to Frederik that he should vote no. But that Frederik willfully went against the political directions. For whatever reasons.
C) The government was clear in directing Frederik to vote yes, but he either misunderstood the directions (and so did his advisor) or simply made a mistake and put his arm up, when he shouldn't. In short: he goofed.
Now, option A is an embarrassment for the government. Especially since in put Frederik in an embarrassing situation. Of course the government isn't keen in admitting that they goofed. - So no need to publish any mails, thank you very much!
Option B is serious! In that case Frederik went way past his mandate and went directly against the political majority in the Parliament. That means Frederik has received a serious scolding by the government. And one of the duties of any government is to protect the, or rather screen, the DRF from embarrassment - also, or perhaps especially, when they goof.
Option C is either embarrassing for the government or for Frederik. Because either the message wasn't as clear as they thought. In other words: while the government's opinion may have been made clear, it may not have been clear that Frederik was
instructed to vote no.
Or, Frederik was sleeping during the meeting and cast the wrong vote, which is pretty embarrassing for him. - And the government is obliged to screen the DRF when they goof...
- That was pretty clear, right?