The Arab Monarchy Debate

It has been noted that monarchies within the Arab Spring have had a better chance of surviving then governments of a different type, like those of which with "presidential" rulers. Ben Ali, Mubarak, and Saleh have all fallen, as well as the Jamahiriaya of Qaddafi.
   I personally feel as though, in Islamic states, perhaps a kingship and heriarchical regime is more widely accepted then a government with a presidential undertone. In many places, these places are not holding fair elections for their citizens to vote in, one reason they could be subject to uprisings. Now I am not iplying that all kings in the Middle East rule with a fair hand by any means, but I asked a few friends from Jordan if they would prefer a presidential election to a designated kingship. I got an overwhelmingly similar response, that I found to be rather interesting, although I am not positive how academic of an answer I recieved. So, when I asked a group of students my age, they did not want a President. They said that in the case of Jordan, the King isn't that bad of a guy, and maybe since he is from the Hashemite family, with roots in Saudia Arabia, that he sees things differently then parties that would run in an election. Naturally, I asked who they thought the parties would be, and Jordan like many other Middle Eastern countries, is made up of large tribes. They believe that if an election for president were to be held, that it would be a battle of the tribes. Each tribe would only vote for the member of their tribe, and it would eventually lead to tribal unrest as the tribes try to out do each other for power, or that if one tribe were elected it would be even more corrupt then the government now, their reasoning being that the tribal "president" would only do things in the interest of their tribe and not the country as a whole. Now that was a bit off topic as to why monarchies survive the Arab Spring but I think it has a taste of relevancy. Having a king is a fairly typical Arab regime and they tend to survive due to less demanding allies, and powerful media assets that help legitimize the regime in power.
 I was a little surprised by this article, because although a regime (Presidential Parlimentary vs Kingship)  is different it doesnt necessarily mean that it is worse or better or less apt to spark a revolt then another. It is all in who is in charge and the focus of agendas.