Armenian expert presents map of social infrastructure in regions,  which Armenian authorities intend to close after June elections

ArmInfo.Armenian political scientist and economist Grant Mikaelyan has presented a map of regional social infrastructure, which the Armenian authorities intend to close after the parliamentary elections on June 7, 2026.

As Mikaelyan explained on his Facebook page, after the elections, the  Armenian authorities want to "optimize" all regional social  infrastructure, centralizing everything in regional centers and  Yerevan. "Let's not forget how they also 'optimized' Artsakh," the  expert recalled. According to a map presented by a political  scientist, 231 schools in Armenia, scheduled to close by government  decision in 2026, are being merged into expanded schools, resulting  in villages losing their only educational institution. "By government  decision, 41 hospitals in Armenia's regions are also being closed,  and 10 large medical centers will be opened in their place,"  Mikaelyan noted.

Meanwhile, according to the map, the Armenian side has already lost  219 schools, 21 hospitals, and 13 outpatient clinics as a result of  Azerbaijani aggression and the occupation of Artsakh. "These are  schools that Armenian children can no longer attend because they have  been given over to the enemy," the political scientist wrote.

Therefore, according to him, a total of 525 educational and medical  institutions in Armenia and Artsakh will be closed or have already  been lost. To support his claims, the expert presented a government  decision dated December 4, 2025:  https://www.arlis.am/hy/acts/217599/print/act, as well as reports and  lists confirming his statements above.

Recall that in February 2026, rumors began circulating that the  Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports (MESC) of Armenia  intended to close 231 schools in Armenia.

However, the MESC later refuted this information, stating that "the  information disseminated on various platforms and the discussions  surrounding it about the alleged planned closure of 231 schools in  the Republic of Armenia starting in September 2026 are untrue and  constitute disinformation.