Tom Shannon, US Secretary of State for the Western Hemisphere, is convinced that President Hugo Chávez' "clear victory" in the recent election "is good for Venezuela and the region." At the same time, the official welcomed the results for single opposition candidate Manuel Rosales. "There was a clear winner and the opposition accepted it," Shannon conceded during a press conference in reference to the election for president held last Sunday, December 3rd. There, Chávez was re-elected for an additional term of six years with 62.8 percent of votes, versus 36.8 percent for challenger Rosales, AFP reported.