{"id":"ACT-SRB-045","name":"Siniša Mali","country":"Serbia","entity_id":655,"description":{"notes":"Added Feb 2026 based on CRTA/Istinomer propaganda architecture study. Top-tier actor — Grand Vizier role. Dominant narrative function: \"golden age\" — economic success as legitimization frame. Not a direct CSO attacker but provides positive legitimization that makes attacks credible. \"Golden age\" is a narrative type not currently in Playbook NF taxonomy — flag for taxonomy review.","country":"Serbia","website":"","actor_id":"ACT-SRB-045","case_ids":"SRB-068","actor_name":"Siniša Mali","actor_type":"Senior Official","campaign_ids":"SRB-CAMP-003; SRB-CAMP-007","actor_category":"Government Official","role_in_campaigns":"Grand Vizier tier — First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance. Primary driver of \"golden age\" economic success narrative. Affirms Vučić through economic achievement framing. De-escalation function: deploys positive economic narratives during periods of political stabilization to soften crises. CRTA/Istinomer study (Feb 2026): one of three apex actors alongside Brnabić and Vučević.","x_/_twitter_handle":"@sinisa_mali","youtube_channel_/_url":""},"entity_type":"Senior Official","original_id":"ACT-SRB-045"}