Some of us don't have to worry about elections at all, LOL. If you know what I mean. As I told you then here respect is given to certain people, tribes, families due to their ancestry (Sadah, families of the Caliphs, Sahabah, large influential Arab tribes, noble families, former ruling families etc.) but today it is limited to mostly power in the form of money. For example it is not uncommon in Kuwait for example that Shia Kuwaitis, some originally of non-Arab ancestry are more influential due to their wealth than members of the Arab groups I mentioned.
What I have heard from my Pakistani friends is that the landlord families in Pakistani are hereditary meaning that nothing will change unless the whole system changes.
At least those newly rich families I talk about can lose their wealth and some others can replace them.
The only feudal thing about the Arab world today are those groups I mentioned and the ruling families. Then there are some famous and influential clerical families.
Anyway we are kind of off-topic.