Ms Raggi spoke about the task of governing the city on Tuesday in a TV interview on channel La7.
"I wouldn't define (governing Rome) a burden, but rather an honour. Of course, it's a difficult city, there are many responsibilities; we knew about them before we ran for office and we're ready to take them up as we've already been doing," she said.
"The city is changing, but when you build you have to make a hole, dig, build the foundation. The workers are at work building solid foundations."
The young mayor explained that the city's administrative "car" has come out of the Capital Mafia case "in pieces" and must be rebuilt.
"Therefore, all of us together are taking up the effort of rebuilding the car. When it's rebuilt, we can start driving," she said, adding that a person can be judged competent "only if they're in a car that's ready to go".
Ms Raggi said that in the 5-Star Movement (M5S) in Rome,"there aren't divisions, but there is debate".
When asked about the popularity of M5S Turin Mayor Chiara Appendino, who came top in a recent mayor's poll, Ms Raggi responded:
"Everyone has to run the city they have. There hasn't been a 'Savoy Mafia' to compare with Capital Mafia."
Ms Raggi ranked second last in the same poll.
With ANSA
