FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators take part in an anti-government protest in Sofia, Bulgaria, July 13, 2020. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
SOFIA (Reuters) - The head of Bulgaria's anti-corruption agency, Sotir Tsatsarov, has tendered his resignation as the new centrist government seeks legislative changes to kick-start the fight against widespread graft, a parliament spokesperson said on Monday.
The coalition government led by Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, which took office last month pledging zero tolerance for corruption, plans to overhaul the agency as a first step to end a climate of impunity in the Balkan country.
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