Bruno Piriou was elected mayor of Corbeil-Essonnes in June 2020. He is under high protection and receives anonymous death threats every month.

“These people hate me,” he tells CNN’s John Defterios. ‘These pressures do not impress him,’ he says, ‘I’m not scared. I’ve never been afraid.’ “I”m not afraid. I haven’t been scared.” “You’re not scared?” Defterio asks, “Why not?’