Yerevan City Council member Mesrop Manukyan, an MP candidate from the opposition Hayastan bloc, has accused Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s government of allowing a once-prominent Armenian-French kindergarten in Yerevan to fall into ruin, alleging the site has been abandoned and misused.

He posted a video on social media on Tuesday, showing the deteriorated building. He claimed the kindergarten was closed during Pashinyan’s tenure and has since been neglected.

“They shut down the Armenian-French kindergarten, turned it into a public toilet and now they boast about building new kindergartens,” Manukyan said. “Don’t destroy what already exists.”

Manukyan alleged the site has become a gathering place for homeless people, with neighbors reporting fires, deaths and frequent visits by emergency medical services. “The authorities are aware of this situation,” he added.