- country
- Serbia
- description
- country
- Serbia
- actor category
- Government Official
- actor id
- ACT-SRB-052
- actor name
- Nemanja Starović
- actor type
- Senior Official
- campaign ids
- SRB-CAMP-003; SRB-CAMP-006; SRB-CAMP-007; SRB-CAMP-009
- case ids
- SRB-068
- notes
- CRTA/Istinomer study (Feb 2026): dual role — Spokesperson/Proxy and Moral Arbiter. CZDS CO-FOUNDER — ANALYTICALLY IMPORTANT: documents GONGO-to-ministry pipeline at its clearest. Starović co-founded CZDS, used it as media/analytical platform, then moved to State Secretary (Ministry of Defence) then Minister for Labour, Employment, Veterans and Social Affairs (2025). CZDS produced "(De)blokada" documentary series (YouTube + TV Pink) reframing Novi Sad protest movement as foreign-coordinated colour revolution. CZDS also produced "Zlo doba" series targeting 45 named journalists/activists. Brnabić called CZDS "fantastična nevladina organizacija" (fantastic NGO). Vučić called CZDS members "pravi srpski rodoljubi" (true Serbian patriots). CZDS has opaque funding — no donor transparency on website. Ministry of Labour (from 2025): oversees NGO registration and labour aspects of CSO operation — direct regulatory leverage over civil society. Cross-ref CZDS actor entry (Center for Social Stability in Actor Registry); SRB-006/SRB-012 (CZDS as GONGO structural enabler).
- role in campaigns
- Spokesperson/Proxy + Moral Arbiter — SNS official. Minister for Labour, Employment, Veterans and Social Affairs (2025–). Former State Secretary in Ministry of Defence. Moral arbiter and security framing. Justifies regime through moral and traditional values; condemns opposition as "violent" and "immoral." CZDS CONNECTION (three dimensions): (1) Institutional — co-founder and long-term associate of Centar za društvenu stabilnost (CZDS). (2) Media — frequent commentator and analyst representing CZDS on national television (Informer TV, Pink, Kurir TV). (3) Strategic — CZDS serves as platform for the foreign policy and social narratives that Starović champions in his ministerial roles. This makes CZDS functionally his external narrative platform — narratives developed at CZDS are channelled through his ministerial voice and vice versa.
- x / twitter handle
- @nemanjastarovic
- entity id
- 662
- entity type
- Senior Official
- id
- ACT-SRB-052
- name
- Nemanja Starović
- original id
- ACT-SRB-052
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