Swiss reject `The Kiss'

Geneva - Legalistic Swiss voters kissed goodbye to a statue of two naked lovers kissing passionately because the sculptor did…

Geneva - Legalistic Swiss voters kissed goodbye to a statue of two naked lovers kissing passionately because the sculptor did not get permission to put it up.

The 12-feet high white marble statue called "The Kiss" now adorns the more hospitable neighbouring French town of Ferney-Voltaire. The issue was put to vote at a weekend referendum after the statue's Swiss creator Vincent Kesselring urged locals to have his work returned.

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