Former First Lady Valérie Trierweiler ( pictured ) may be forced to undergo the psychiatric examination by the lawyers of the man she allegedly slapped . The former French first lady may be forced to undergo psychiatric evaluation by the lawyers representing the right-wing politician she allegedly slapped after he asked her about François Hollande . Valérie Trierweiler 50 , allegedly slapped junior politician Mohamed Rizki in a Paris café last Thursday - and now his lawyers say they will seek to have a psychiatrist examine her to gauge her level of 'dangerousness . ' Junior right wing politician Mohamed Rizki claims he had just asked after her former partner , President Hollande . He said : ' I simply asked her , `` how is François ? '' 'Honestly , it was a simple question , without a second thought . ' Mr Rizki 's lawyer branded her reaction as 'totally disproportionate ' , adding that given Ms Trierweiler 's alleged previous assault on French finance minister 's wife , 'we are entitled to question the state of her psychiatric health and her level of dangerousness ' . Lawyer Emmanuel Marsigny told Le Parisien newspaper : 'As the legal system allows us to do in affairs of this nature , we are therefore going to request an expert psychiatric assessment to be carried out on Ms Trierweiler . ' Ms Trierweiler , whose kiss-and-tell book about her relationship with the French president deeply embarrassed Mr Hollande , allegedly struck outside a café . Mr Rizki has insisted there was no sarcasm in his question but that the ex-first lady , who is nicknamed 'The Rottweiler , ' reacted 'very aggressively ' and demanded an apology . 'She was very , very hysterical . And then she slapped me before turning on her heels , ' he told Le Parisien . The incident took place near her home in the 15th arrondissement of Paris , which she once shared with Mr Hollande . Mr Rizki , 33 , made a formal complaint to police and has now demanded a public apology . In happier times : French President François Hollande and Ms Trierweiler pictured when they were a couple . After news of the alleged slap was reported , Ms Trierweiler wrote on Twitter : 'Un seul mot # Stopàlamuflerie ' , which translates as 'One word # Stopboorishness ' . Ms Trierweiler , a journalist , is notorious for her short temper and has been accused of being violent in the past . In September it was reported she slapped the ex-wife of Finance Minister Michel Sapin , after scratching her face and pulling her hair in a late night bar , the Telegraph reports . Her tell-all book , Thank You For This Moment : A Story Of Love , Power And Betrayal , depicts Mr Hollande as a deceitful , heartless hypocrite who mocks the poor and is set to be made into a film . The couple split last year after Mr Hollande 's affair with actress Julie Gayet was revealed . Ms Trierweiler was rumoured to have gone on a rampage in the Elysee Palace after learning of Mr Hollande ’ s infidelity , smashing up more than £2.5million worth of vases , clocks and paintings , which were all part of France ’ s national heritage . Since leaving the Elysee she has been working extremely hard to improve her public image , but remains unpopular in France . She has also been accused of using her position as a former presidential consort to make as much cash as possible .
Former French First Lady Valérie Trierweiler allegedly slapped right-wing politician Mohamed Rizki outside a Paris café . Incident took place after he asked after François Hollande , her former partner . They broke up last year after his affair with actress Julie Gayet . Now Mohamed Rizki has demanded a public apology from Ms Trierweiler . Comment: Ms Trierweiler is nicknamed 'the Rottweiler ' and has notoriously short fuse .