{"id":"ACT-SRB-052","name":"Nemanja Starović","country":"Serbia","entity_id":662,"description":{"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).","country":"Serbia","website":"","actor_id":"ACT-SRB-052","case_ids":"SRB-068","actor_name":"Nemanja Starović","actor_type":"Senior Official","campaign_ids":"SRB-CAMP-003; SRB-CAMP-006; SRB-CAMP-007; SRB-CAMP-009","actor_category":"Government Official","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","youtube_channel_/_url":""},"entity_type":"Senior Official","original_id":"ACT-SRB-052"}