Victor Șelin (russian: Виктор Шелин); (born 19 August 1965) is a Moldovan

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and

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, a former

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, currently president of the Social Democratic Party of Moldova. He is the owner of the Moldovan cinema network "Patria", which is а monopolist in

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.Business-ul lui Victor Șelin, șeful "Patriei"
/ref> Also among other business he has, he owns the amusement park "Aventura Park", one of the largest and most famous amusement parks in Chisinau.Victor Șelin: Anti-european în politică, pro-european în business
/ref> According to the magazine "

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", Victor Șelin founded the first private security agency in the

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; and thanks to it, Moldova was the first CIS country to have a law on detective activity.VICTOR ȘELIN. Omul 3D
/ref> Victor Şelin is a graduate of the Faculty of

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of the State University of Moldova. He worked as editor at " Teleradio-Moldova" until 1989, when he left journalism, entering the business. He remained present in the field of journalism through the Russian newspaper "Vremea", which he is patronizing. Between 2003 and 2009, he was not a member of any party. In the elections of 5 April 2009, Victor Şelin ranks third in the list of the Social Democratic Party of Moldova, but was not on the list of repeated elections, to which the SDP was already headed by former Prime Ministers

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and

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. Previously, she was part of the formation ''"Plai Natal"'' and the

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, which she left in 2004 after a public quarrel with

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. Victor Șelin is married and has two children.VICTOR ȘELIN. Omul 3D
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Selin, Victor 1965 births Living people Moldovan businesspeople Social Democratic Party (Moldova) politicians People from Rîșcani District 21st-century Moldovan politicians