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The Problems Facing the Newly United Italy in 1870 There were many problems facing Italy in 1870 after Unification took place when Rome was captured and became a part of Italy's kingdom and the states joined. One of the problems that the newly united Italy had to face was political. Italy was ruled by the Liberal elite. This was a problem because there was not a Liberal party, but groups of people from other parties made up the Liberal following. This made it hard for the Liberal rule to produce a majority when deciding legislation and therefore proportional representation didn't occur very often. Without proportional representation the majority of the population's wants and needs are not catered for and therefore not making them happy. Proportional representation also didn't occur because of the narrow electorate. Only 2% of the entire Italian population could vote. These people were males over the age...

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