Hezbollah has been lately seeking to invest its alleged “victory” in Syria in Lebanon’s internal affairs, according to pro and anti-Hezbollah observers. Hezbollah, which has been backing the regime of Bashar Assad in Syria’s war, lately began to have a growing role in Lebanese political issues mainly the cabinet crisis, when it pushed for a representative for its six Sunni allies in the new government, and its interference to prevent the Internal Security Forces Information Branch from arresting its Druze ally, head of the Tawhid Party, Wiam Wahhab. “Hezbollah has been benefiting from the current pause in Syria … to focus more on internal Lebanese affairs, which it hadn’t prioritized in the past years,” sources close to Hezbollah told Asharq Al-Awsat on Monday. They said the party now finds itself concerned in enhancing its role and presence at all levels. While some link Hezbollah’s new aspirations with Damascus’ efforts to regain its influence in Lebanon, former MP and March 14 leader Fares Soeid told Asharq Al-Awsat, “Hezbollah is the heir to Syrian influence in Lebanon.” Soeid said the Shiite party is trying to make some gains at the political and constitutional levels. Hezbollah has supporters from across Lebanon’s confessions including Sunnis, Christians and Druze, he told the daily. The March 14 official also accused Hezbollah of trying to eliminate the Constitution and to change the rules of the game in the absence of political parties capable of protecting the Lebanese political system. For his part, political expert and Hezbollah specialist Qassem Qassir told Asharq Al-Awsat that Hezbollah considers itself a winner in the region. Therefore, the party wants to use this alleged victory for a bigger role in Lebanon’s political life, which would enable it to create a new balance of power, Qassir explained.