  Two-dimensional turbulence self-organizes through a process of energy
accumulation at large scales, forming a coherent flow termed a condensate. We
study the condensate in a model with local dynamics, the large-scale
quasi-geostrophic equation, observed here for the first time. We obtain
analytical results for the mean flow and the two-point, second-order
correlation functions, and validate them numerically. The condensate state
requires parity+time-reversal symmetry breaking. We demonstrate distinct
universal mechanisms for the even and odd correlators under this symmetry. We
find that the model locality is imprinted in the small scale dynamics, which
the condensate spatially confines.
