Ivory Coast's Bedie promises to let exiles return if elected president

FILE PHOTO: Former Ivory Coast President and President of the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast (PDCI) Henri Konan Bedie speaks to the media after submitting the application for October presidential election at the independent electoral Commission in Abidjan, Ivory Coast August 27, 2020. REUTERS/Luc Gnago/File Photo

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Former Ivory Coast President Henri Konan Bedie promised on Saturday to let political exiles, including former President Laurent Gbagbo, return home if he wins October's election.

Bedie is considered President Alassane Ouattara's main challenger in the Oct. 31 vote, when Ouattara will seek a third term that his opponents say would violate constitutional term limits.