Basirou Diomaye Faye is one of the youngest presidential candidates in Senegal. The 44-year-old spent six days in prison for insulting the judiciary.
Faye shares a family name with President Macky Sall's wife, Maryam Faye. The two men have many commonalities, including their artistic and political training, writes Frida Ghitis, a Senegalese journalist. She says Faye has become - according to preliminary preliminary results - the name closest to the palace.