In the context of this panorama, retired Major Jorge Castillo, intelligence analyst, offered an analysis on how the dynamics of extremist polarization used by some political sectors could lead to a scenario of deep division in the midst of the 2026 presidential elections in Colombia.
Initially, Major (r) Castillo stated that it has already been demonstrated that the great powers of the world exert their influence on small countries, to achieve strategic objectives in the region, and this could occur in Colombia in 2026.
In that sense, Major (r) Castillo predicted that For the 2026 elections, Colombia will enter the scenario of “the greatest polarization in history.” He also said that there is a possibility that citizens will witness demonstrations similar to those that have been recorded in the United States amid the current presidential election.
Major Castillo (r) indicated that at this moment there are a series of Minorities who are paid by the government and who are involved in strong confrontations on social networks with other people and it is very possible that these confrontations could spill over into the streets.
In this regard, the intelligence analyst indicated that in the 2026 presidential elections, confrontations of the same type could occur in Colombian territory.
He also stated that there is a great risk of interference in the electoral contest that would allow the elections to be stolen; He also recalled that in Venezuela there are elections where the ballot paper has thirty photos of Nicolás Maduro and a few others of candidates who are close to the current regime.
Thus, Major (r) Jorge Castillo warned that the presidential candidates in 2026, mainly those on the right, are going to suffer an “extreme”, since there will be troll farms, attacks from fake social media accounts, along with a strong infiltration in the campaigns as a tactic to try to scrutinize absolutely everything that happens with the presidential candidates.
In the context of this panorama, Major (r) Castillo indicated that the biggest problem will be that at this time the “The left has the state apparatus to follow, intercept and carry out any type of information operation“and with the slightest thing they seek to discredit any other presidential candidate.
Additionally, the intelligence analyst estimates that during the campaign, generative artificial intelligence technology could be used to produce and disseminate fake news that helps create an erroneous image of a candidate.
“This happened in Argentina, colleagues indicate that farms were hired on social networks to carry out this type of attack; this is not only with but with Conscious people who infiltrate movements that the left sees as a risk“, he commented.
Major (r) Castillo maintains that he does not believe that attacks similar to those seen against Donald Trump will occur; however, he noted that The candidates will indeed be at extremely high risk due to the different attacks they could suffer in the field of social networks and cyberspace.
This is because the objective will be to undermine the candidates’ will to fight, so that “the people the left wants get through.”
